Thailand: Bus crash kills 14 and splits vehicle in half
BBC NewsDEC 12 2023
At least 23 people died Tuesday on the outskirts of Bangkok when a natural gas-run bus went up in flames while carrying over 40 students and teachers on a field trip.
The accident reportedly took place at 12.38 pm local time, killing the students of the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School of Thailand's Uthai Thani province.The accident reportedly took place at 12.38 pm local time, killing the students of the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School frpm Thailand's Uthai Thani province.
Local media reported that a tire burst caused the double-decker coach, one of three on the trip, to scrape a metal barrier that ignited the gas tank.Local media reported that the crash resulted from a ruptured tire that caused the double-decker bus to scrape a metal barrier, setting fire to the gas tank.
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