Sunday, November 7, 2010

Fatal coach accident in northern province

QUANG NINH — A truck and a coach collided on Wednesday, killing the coach's driver on spot and injuring 10 passengers, on National Highway No 18A in Dam Ha District in Quang Ninh Province.

The crash was occurred after the truck's driver lost control of his vehicle. The injured were treated in Quang Ninh General Hospital.

Ship causes oil slick in Vung Ro Port

PHU YEN — Viet Tin 01 Ship caused an oil spill in Vung Ro Port in Phu Yen Province's Dong Hoa District on Wednesday, said Nguyen Dang Vu, a representative from Quy Nhon Port Authority.

The ship docked at the port to deliver oil to a fuel storehouse.

The incident happened after a malfunction occurred during the transfer of oil. The company's workers had cleaned up the spilled oil, said Vu.

13-month-old baby takes ecstasy tablet

HCM CITY — A 13-month-old boy was taken to HCM City's Hospital for Children No 2 on Wednesday after accidentally consuming half of an ecstasy tablet. The baby immediately went into an overactive state and began to suffer from a high temperature and dilated pupils.

The boy is now in normal condition.

His mother said he took the drug accidentally at an acquaintance's house who uses ecstasy.

Untreated waste water found next to IZ

BINH DUONG — Binh Duong Province's Environment Police found 1,000cu.m of untreated waste water in a rain-water drainage system that had been discharged from Dong An 1 Industrial Zone in Thuan An District on Wednesday.

Authorities took samples to test the water's pollution level.

The zone investor, Hung Thinh Joint Stocks Co, will submit a document about the presence of waste water in the rain drainage system.

Drunk father arrested for beating son

BAC GIANG — Nguyen Van Dong, 40, of Dong Phuc Commune, Yen Dung District in Bac Giang Province, was arrested on Wednesday for abusing his son.

Dong admitted to police that on September 21 he beat his son with sticks and rubber sandals.

Commune authorities warned Dong about his behaviour many times, but he kept abusing his son, usually when he was drunk. — VNS

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