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Vietnam minibus crash kills groom and 12 wedding guest

A crashed wedding minibus is lifted away at the scene of the accident in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. [Reuters]

Thirteen people were killed and four injured when a minibus carrying guests on the way to a wedding in central Vietnam collided head-on with a large container truck on Monday, the government said in a statement.

The bus was carrying the groom and his family members from Quang Tri province to the bride’s home in Binh Dinh province during the early hours of the couple’s wedding day.

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