Hanoi - Thirteen people were killed and
four injured when a minibus carrying guests on the way to a
wedding in central Vietnam collided head-on with a large
container truck on Monday, the government said in a statement.
The bus was carrying the groom and his family members from
Quang Tri province to the bride's home in Binh Dinh province
during the early hours of the couple's wedding day.
"The accident killed ten of them instantly. Three, including
the groom, died on the way to the hospital," the statement said.
The truck driver suffered minor injuries in the crash,
according to the statement, which said police had launched an
investigation.
Traffic accidents are common in Vietnam, where traffic laws
on busy and badly maintained roads are loosely enforced.
More than 8 200 people were killed in road accidents in the
Southeast Asian country last year, according to the National
Traffic Safety Committee.