Overview
- The 29-seat bus carrying a volunteer teacher group struck a guardrail for roughly 50 metres before overturning on a steep link between National Highway 32 and Provincial Road 174 in Yen Bai province.
- Authorities said 19 people were on board as the group traveled from Hanoi to a village school site for volunteer work.
- Rescue workers pulled 10 survivors from the wreckage, with at least nine people reported injured and additional passengers initially trapped.
- Police, military units, local officials, and residents assisted as heavy machinery was used to cut through the bus in difficult mountainous terrain.
- Officials confirmed at least seven fatalities, cautioned that the toll could rise, and have not released victim identities as they continue rescue and investigative work.