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Seven killed in two bus accidents in Thailand

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IANS Bangkok

At least seven people were killed and 90 injured in two bus accidents in Thailand Thursday.

In the first incident, a double-decker bus overturned on a main road in western Kanchanaburi province killing three passengers and injuring 39, Bangkok Post reported.

The accident occurred when the bus was ferrying dozens of passengers, mostly elderly people, from the capital Bangkok to attend Buddhist rites at a temple in Kanchanaburi.

The exact reason for the accident is not known.

In a separate incident, a bus hit a motorcycle and then crashed into a roadside tree in northern Chiang Mai province, killing four people and injuring 50.

 

Initial investigation showed that the driver lost control of the vehicle on a road that had several curves.

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First Published: Apr 17 2014 | 6:44 PM IST

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