Fourteen members of the same family were killed today in a car crash in central Vietnam on their way to a wedding party.
The groom was also in the vehicle that crashed and he died instantly when their van hit a container truck, police said.
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The groom and his family members were heading to the bride’s family home in a neighbouring province when they were involved in an accident in Quang Nam. Their 16-seater van collided with a container truck at about 2.30am, killing 13 people instantly. Another died later in hospital.
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Confirming the incident, a policeman said: “All victims’ bodies were brought back to their home for burial. We are treating some of the injured in a local hospital.”
Local authorities said Monday they were investigating the cause of the deadly crash.
