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The rockslide struck as a party of people were travelling down Forbidden Mountain in An Giang province Saturday after visiting a pagoda, the newspaper Tuoi Tre said.

A boulder hit the first vehicle in the group, an eight-seater van, killing five on the spot. A sixth person died on the way to hospital.

The 710-metre mountain is the highest in a range in the province and is home to many popular pagodas and Buddhist statues. Between January and August each year, 1.2 million people visit the mountain to pray for good luck and prosperity.

The accident could have been caused by the recent use of dynamite to build a new road to a large pagoda near the peak, Tuoi Tre quoted Nguyen Thanh Tam, director of the provincial Department of Transport, as saying.

Tam said the area was closed to visitors while an investigation was under way.

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Sat May 18 21:52:29 SAST 2013 ::

May 7, 2012

tumzangwana

that was not a boulder that fell on the car, ne e le lesepa la Buddha.
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May 7, 2012

tlebebe

setlhabelo sa Budda!!
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May 7, 2012

Papage

people just believe anything, this was an accident period.
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May 7, 2012

WordofGod

human sacrifice in disguise...
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May 7, 2012

iPhone4

K il ed by a Holy mountain? Not so holy neh? Eish mara nalestatue siyathusa the navel and the smile? Eish!
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May 8, 2012

MommaC

Oh the irony :)
Forbidden Mountain's name should have been the first clue not to go there.
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