18 killed, 31 injured as bus overturns in eastern Thailand

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-02-26 14:38

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This frame grab taken from video footage provided by local Facebook group 'Sue Prachinburi' on February 26, 2025 via AFPTV shows a rescue worker at the site of a bus crash that killed 18 people in Prachinburi province, east of Bangkok. The vehicle was one of three double-decker buses carrying local government officials on a field trip when it veered off the road in Prachinburi province, east of the capital Bangkok. [Photo/Agencies]

BANGKOK -- Eighteen people were killed and 31 others injured in a bus accident in eastern Thailand on Wednesday, authorities said.

The accident occurred early Wednesday in Prachinburi province when a double-decker bus carrying 49 people on a study tour lost control and overturned on a downhill road, the local public relations office said.

According to a local road safety center, 49 people were on the vehicle when it flipped over at about 3:00 am local time, and 16 people were killed on the spot.

The injured people were taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.

Local media quoted police as saying that the road was an accident-prone area. Preliminary investigations suggested that the accident may be caused by brake system failure.

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