5 killed after truck hits crowd of curiosity seekers The container truck that caused the deadly accident killing five and injuring 12 people in the northern province of Cao Bang on December 9, 2012. Photo: Tuoi Tre At least five people were killed and many injured after a container truck December 9 slammed into a number of curious seekers who were gathering on a street in a mountainous area in Cao Bang northern province to see rescue operations of another truck that earlier plunged into an abyss. The crash occurred at 2:30pm on a section of National Highway 3 running through Quoc Toan commune, Tra Linh district. Eyewitnesses said before the deadly accident, a truck numbered BKS 29C-129 suddenly veered off the road and plunged into an abyss. As usually happens, the accident quickly drew a number of curiosity seekers. Some of them tried to help the victims while many stood on the road to see the rescue operations. Upon seeing the crowd, a driver of a big container truck that headed towards the province’s center made a sharp turn and lost control. This caused the container to fall on the crowd, crushing many people and pushing others down to the abyss. Among the five dead is a pregnant woman. Eight motorbikes were seen under the truck. According to VnExpress, 12 people were injured in the accident, two of them are in critical conditions and two had to have their legs amputated. Local police are investigating the scene. The truck that plunged into an abyss in an moutainous area in Cao Bang northern province attracted a number of curious seekers on December 9, 2012. Photo by Tuoi Tre TUOI TRE News