New Delhi, July 21 -- At least seven people were killed and five others injured after a passenger bus caught fire in southern Vietnam early Tuesday.

According to The Times of India, citing Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security, the 24-seat bus was travelling from Lam Dong province to Ho Chi Minh City when it struck an embankment in Hung Thinh Commune at around 2 AM. The impact triggered a fire that quickly engulfed the vehicle.

The bus driver, 41-year-old Tran Thanh Hai, shouted for passengers to evacuate as flames spread through the cabin, VnExpress reported. Firefighters from Dong Nai's Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue Police brought the blaze under control in about 30 minutes after deploying emergency vehicles to the scene. ...