Miracle in the Depths: Tractor-Trailer Plunges into River, but No Bodies Recovered After Phong Chau Bridge Collapse
Phong Chau Bridge Collapse: Search for Victims Continues
On September 30, Phu Tho provincial police announced the mobilization of 10 additional police officers and soldiers from the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department to join the search for victims of the Phong Chau bridge collapse in Tam Nong district, Phu Tho.
Thirty soldiers equipped with special diving equipment approached the scene and worked with other troops to conduct an emergency search for the victims.
On the morning of September 15, search teams approached the scene, which was about 23 meters from the collapsed Phong Chau Bridge in Ward 19 (Van Xuan Commune, Tam Nong District). Here, authorities found a tractor trailer with the license plate number 011.11R-XNUMX parked there.
During a dive search, authorities did not find any victims in the vehicle’s cabin.
Phu Tho provincial police said they were mobilizing maximum forces, means and equipment to carry out the plan to search for missing victims and recover damaged vehicles with urgency and high determination. The most important thing is to alleviate some of the suffering of the victims soon. The families of the bridge collapse victims.
Earlier, on the afternoon of September 14, 2019, authorities found the body of NTH (48 years old) in the Red River area, which runs through Vinh Lai commune (Lam Tao district, Phu Tho province).
On September 9, Ms. H and her husband Mr. LXT (2 years old) returned home from H. Lam Thao for a health checkup. When they arrived at Phong Chau Bridge, the bridge suddenly collapsed due to the impact of the flood, and both bridges fell into the Red River and disappeared.
As of now, Mr. H’s body has been found. Mr. T is still confirmed to be missing.
On September 2, three spans of the Phong Chau Bridge collapsed. Six cars, a motorbike, and three electric vehicles fell into the river. Eight people were rescued, and three people are missing. The Phu Tho provincial police issued a notice to identify the victims.
On September 14, as water levels in the Red River dropped, authorities organized a search for missing people and planned to salvage the collapsed bridge girders.