19 killed in fiery collision on Thai highway
July 23, 2013, 10:48 AM
The
charred wreckage of a double-decker passenger bus, top left, sits in
the middle of a highway after a collision with a truck, foreground, in
Saraburi province, northeast of Bangkok, Thailand, July 23, 2013. / AP
BANGKOK A
double-decker passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a truck on
one of Thailand's busiest highways early Tuesday, killing 19 people and
injuring 23, authorities said.
The bus drivers and most of the passengers were stuck in the bus when it caught fire, police Lt. Assavathep Chantanaree said.
The overnight bus had been heading for Bangkok on the Mitraphab highway in Kaeng Khoi district in the central province of Saraburi. It had departed from Roi Et province in Thailand's northeast Monday night.
Several Thai newspapers have reported the truck driver had minor head and leg injuries, but Kaeng Khoi district chief Passakorn Bunyalak told The Associated Press authorities have not identified the driver. He said police believed the driver was dozing off when the accident happened.
After the initial crash, another woman was injured when a pickup truck hit the piled-up vehicles, Assavathep said.
Saraburi is 60 miles north of Bangkok.
More than 9,700 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand last year.
© 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.The bus drivers and most of the passengers were stuck in the bus when it caught fire, police Lt. Assavathep Chantanaree said.
The overnight bus had been heading for Bangkok on the Mitraphab highway in Kaeng Khoi district in the central province of Saraburi. It had departed from Roi Et province in Thailand's northeast Monday night.
Several Thai newspapers have reported the truck driver had minor head and leg injuries, but Kaeng Khoi district chief Passakorn Bunyalak told The Associated Press authorities have not identified the driver. He said police believed the driver was dozing off when the accident happened.
After the initial crash, another woman was injured when a pickup truck hit the piled-up vehicles, Assavathep said.
Saraburi is 60 miles north of Bangkok.
More than 9,700 people were killed in road accidents in Thailand last year.
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