Bus of Vietnamese tourists upturned in Cambodia, one died

Mr. Vu Van Vu and his daughter at the Cho Ray Hospital.

Another victim.

10/07/2012

VietNamNet Bridge – A bus with nearly 50 Vietnamese tourists was overturned on its way from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh of Cambodia on July 7, causing one death and nine injuries.

At 11pm of July 8, these victims were transported to HCM City-based Cho Ray Hospital. Of the nine injured people, four are in the family of Mr. Vu Van Vu, 52, from Phu Nhuan district, HCM City.

Vu and his wife were slightly wounded on their heads, but his two children of 7 and 15 years old are still in hospital.

Vu said his family bought a 4-day tour of the Happy Travel Company to Cambodia. The tour began in the morning of July 5. His family joined other tourists of different travel firms in a 50-seat bus to cross the Moc Bai border-gate in Tay Ninh province to Cambodia.

Hoi An promotes tourism in Cambodia

The People’s Committee of Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam has worked with its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote tourism in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

It aims to attract more visitors from Cambodia to Vietnam via the trans-Asia road.

In recent years, Siem Riep province has taken part in many cultural and arts activities in Hoi An, including cultural exchanges in the “Quang Nam Festival – Heritage Journey”.