One dead after head-on container truck collision

According to the initial information, at 8:30 AM, a trailer truck driven by Nguyen Chon Linh was heading towards Lao Bao-Dong Ha. Upon arriving at Km 61 +500, National Highway 9 in Tan Hop commune, Huong Hoa district, the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another truck.

Truck driver Nguyen Chon Linh, 29, was killed at the scene while the driver of the other truck, Le Quang Ha, 49, survived with only minor injuries.

According to local police, the two container trucks were carrying woodchips to Laos through the Lao Bao International Border Gate.

Upon receiving the news, local authorities rushed to the scene to help ease traffic flow and investigate the incident further.