At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday evening when their double-deck coach crashed with a 18-wheel truck before slamming into roadside shops in in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Wang Nam Khieo district.
Witnesses told police that the driver of the coach survived the accident and escaped from the scene. The accident took place on Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri Highway and when police and rescue workers arrived at the scene, they found the coach and and the truck crashed into roadside trees and stalls.
The coach had 50 passengers on-board. The rescue workers got 16 bodies out of the wrecked bus and rushed 34 injured persons to hospitals.
It would appear that the bus driver is responsible for this tragic incident as he fled the scene and the Times group extend their sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. We also wish the injured a full and speedy recovery.
(Source:- The Nation, Thailand)