In the middle of the night, police at Tha Sae Police Station, Chumphon Province, along with a rescue team Inspecting an accident where a passenger tour bus lost control and flew across the center island and fell on the side of the road. Along Phetkasem Road, km. 479+450, Hat Phan Krai Subdistrict Mueang Chumphon District At the scene, a blue and white Bangkok-Hat Yai passenger tour bus was found parked on its left side in front of a pile of dirt. The entire side was damaged. There were several passengers trapped inside the vehicle and injured. Rescuers transported him to Tha Sae Hospital. and Chumphon Khet Udomsak Hospital. The driver, Mr. Surachai, age 43, died, his body stuck in the front of the car. Rescue workers used cutting machines to pull out the body. Amidst the rain falling all the time
The investigation found that Such a passenger tour bus Departure from Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province yesterday evening. With a total of 17 people in the car, headed to Bangkok. When we reached the scene of the accident, while most of the passengers were asleep, Mr. Surachai, who died, was driving the car. with a second-hand driver And the car boy was sleeping behind the driver's seat. When arriving at the scene of the incident The car lost control and crashed over a dirt embankment that was an island in the middle of the four-lane road on the downstream side. and crossed over and crashed into the Royal Palace near an auto repair shop, causing damage. This leaves 14 passengers, the bus boy and the second-hand driver. minor injury As for Mr. Surachai, he died at the scene.
Initially, it was thought that the driver had fallen asleep. Because there were no signs of avoiding any obstacles. There were only traces of a car running up the dirt hill in the center and then hurtling across. The police will continue to investigate to find the real cause.
Source: Thai News Agency