British teenager orla wates dies in Vietnam gap year accident.
A British teenager has tragically died while travelling in Vietnam on a gap year before beginning her university studies. Orla Wates, 19, from London, fell from the back of a motorcycle while riding the Ha Giang Loop in northern Vietnam, a challenging 350 km mountainous route popular among travellers. According to Viet Nam News, she was taken to Hanoi’s Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, where she passed away on 2 April 2026, with her parents at her bedside. "Orla had a…
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