ASEAN HEADLINE | BANGKOK: Five killed, over 30 injured in Thai tour bus crash
Rescue workers try to retrieve the bodies of the dead and injured victims from a tour bus after it plunged into a ditch in Chaiya district of Surat Thani, Thailand. PHOTO: THE NATION
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BERNAMA – Five people were killed and more than 30 passengers were reported injured when a tourist bus lost control and crashed into a road divider in Chaiya district, Surat Thani, in southern Thailand on Wednesday night.
In the incident that occurred around 7.30pm (local time) on Wednesday, Surat Thani Governor Thiruth Supaviboonpol stated that the chartered bus, with two drivers and 36 passengers, was travelling from Betong, Yala in southern Thailand to Bangkok when it veered off course. He said that one of the passengers had exited the bus prior to the accident due to personal reasons.
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Memento Maxima Digital Marketing“I was informed that five people died at the scene, while 32 others who were injured, including three with serious injuries, have been taken to the hospital for treatment,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Thiruth stated that the Deputy Governor of Surat Thani, Bandan Sathirachawan, has been instructed to visit the accident site and the victims in the hospital, adding that immediate assistance has been provided to the injured victims, as well as to their relatives and family members.
“The bodies of the deceased have been taken to the Yayasan Kusonsattha Hospital in Surat Thani for documentation before being handed over to the victims’ families for burial,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Consul General in Songkhla, Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi, confirmed that no Malaysian citizens were involved in the accident.
“We have contacted the local authorities in Surat Thani, and the checks confirmed that no Malaysians were involved in the accident,” he said when asked for comment.
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