Orla Wates, 19, who died after incident on popular Ha Giang loop, described as ‘beautiful, independent and very funny’
The family of a British teenager have paid tribute to their daughter who died after a motorcycle crash on a popular route in Vietnam.
The incident occurred on the Ha Giang loop in the country’s north and Orla Wates, 19, died at the Viet Duc University hospital in Hanoi, according to Viet Nam News.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed its consular staff were supporting Wates’s family.
Her parents, Andrew and Henrietta Wates, told Viet Nam News: “Orla was beautiful, independent and very funny, with a sharp wit.