(VOVworld)- President Truong Tan Sang on Monday visited survivors of a helicopter crash in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That, who are receiving intensive care at the National Burns Institute.


President Truong Tan Sang, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi visit survivors of the helicopter crash at Le Huu Trac National Institute of Burns. (Photo: giaothongvantai)

The soldiers survived the tragedy, but are currently in critical condition. They are suffering from severe burns covering as much as 70% of their body. President Truong Tan Sang asked the doctors to do theỉ best to save the soldiers.


Senior Lieutenant General Ngo Xuan Lich encourages the relatives of the wounded soldiers (Photo: www.qdnd.vn)
On Tuesday, Senior Lieutenant General Ngo Xuan Lich who is Secretary of the Party Central Committee, also visited the helicopter crash survivors at the Le Huu Trac National Institute of Burns. Lich said the Defense Ministry has asked the forces concerned to deal quickly with the consequences of the crash. Military hospitals, the Hanoi Military Command, and the Health Department have been asked to join hands with relevant agencies and the authorities of Thach That district, where the tragedy occurred, to provide the injured soldiers with the best available treatments, and implement social policies benefiting the families of those who lost their lives.


Local people help with search and rescue work

According to the Institute, two soldiers have died in the hospital bringing the death toll of the crash to 18. Three others remain in critical condition.

A Russian-built Mi-171 helicopter carrying 21 soldiers on a parachute training mission crashed in Thach That commune Monday morning. Sixteen soldiers were confirmed dead at the scene.