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Tourist killed by falling tree at Dalat clay tunnel
  • | dtinews.vn | June 21, 2018 11:07 AM

A visitor has been killed and several others injured when a tree fell at the clay tunnel in Dalat City.


A tree falls, killing a tourist in the clay tunnel in Dalat City on June 20.


According to head of the Marketing and Communications Department of the Sao Da Lat Company, Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh, the accident occurred at 3 pm on June 20 when Hoang Nguyen Hieu An, 9, was visiting the site with her family.

"When the girl and some other visitors sat down for a rest at the end of the tunnel, a tall tree of 15 metres long suddenly fell on to their heads and backs," Quynh said.

The victim was rushed to hospital but died on the way. Some others tourists had slight injuries."

At the site, the fallen tree had fresh leaves and barks but its roots had rotted.

The clay tunnel or Da Lat model village of clay sculptures was built at a forest near Tuyen Lam Lake. Unique architectural masterpieces such as the railway station, Bao Dai’s Palace, Pasteur Institute, Da Lat University, Palace Hotel, Linh Son Pagoda, Ho Xuan Huong Lake, and Da Lat market are meticulously reproduced.

Covering more than 1,200 square metres of lush pine forest, the clay tunnel may pose risks to visitors during the rainy season.

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