Vietnam’s main north-south railway line connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has been severed after a rail bridge across the Dong Nai River was destroyed by a boat.
Thanh Nien News reports that a large section of the century-old Ghenh Bridge was left dangling into the water below after it was hit by a barge on 20 March.
The barge capsized in the incident, and two men in control of the vessel have reportedly been arrested. Three motorcycle riders crossing the bridge at the time narrowly avoided falling into the river.
The bridge collapse, which occurred in the province of Dong Nai, north of HCMC, has halted all north-south rail services between Hanoi and HCMC. There is no alternative route, and passengers are now being transport by bus to a station further along the track.
It will take approximately three months to repair the bridge, officials have said. The 223-metre-long Ghenh Bridge was built in 1909.
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