The first body of the victim in the Phong Chau bridge collapse has been found.

Authorities in Phu Tho province are still urgently searching for missing victims in the Phong Chau bridge collapse that occurred in Tam Nong district (Phu Tho).

On the afternoon of September 14, a patrol team of the Waterway Police Team, Traffic Police Department, Phu Tho Provincial Police discovered a female body floating on the Red River, in Vinh Lai Commune (Lam Thao District).

Immediately afterwards, the patrol team quickly approached and brought the body to the left bank of the Red River in Vinh Lai commune, and at the same time notified the local authorities and relevant agencies.

The victim was identified as Ms. NTH (born in 1976, residing in Thach Dong commune, Thanh Thuy district, Phu Tho province). The victim was riding a motorbike with license plate 19L-10749 with her husband, Mr. LXT (born in 1968). Victim NTH was discovered about 10km downstream of the collapsed Phong Chau bridge on the Red River.

After completing the necessary procedures, the authorities handed over Ms. NTH's body to her family to carry out funeral procedures.

Previously, due to high and fast-flowing river water, at around 10:00 a.m. on September 9, Phong Chau bridge at km18+300 of National Highway 32C (connecting Tam Nong and Lam Thao districts, Phu Tho province) collapsed, sweeping away pillar T7 and 2 main spans (spans 6 and 7 on the right bank of Thao river, in Tam Nong district).

Preliminary investigation determined that at the time of the incident, there were 10 vehicles moving on the bridge (including 1 truck, 2 tractor-trailers, 6 motorbikes, 1 electric motorbike); 8 people were missing; 3 injured people were rescued and taken to the emergency room at a medical facility (initial report was that 5 people were injured).

The flood water rose high, making it difficult to carry out search and rescue measures. The exact number of vehicles and missing people has not been determined.