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01/10/2024 14:14 (UTC)

THAILAND ACCIDENT (UPDATES TEXT, ADDS PHOTOS) (Update)

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Bangkok, Oct 1 (EFE).- More than 20 people were killed when a bus carrying schoolchildren and their teachers on a field trip caught fire in a Bangkok suburb on Tuesday, authorities said.

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Military personnel (R) cordoned off the area surrounding a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE-EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Thai forensic police officers inspect a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE-EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Rescue workers and firefighters inspect a bus that caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2023. EFE/EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

First response teams work in the area where a bus carrying students caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE/EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

First response teams inspect a bus that caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE/EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

A Thai forensic police officer inspects a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE-EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Thai forensic police officers inspect a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE-EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

A Thai forensic police officer inspects a burnt bus on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 October 2024. EFE-EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

Bangkok, Oct 1 (EFE).- At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus carrying school children on a field trip caught fire in metropolitan Bangkok, according to emergency teams.

The bus was carrying 38 students and six teachers from Wat Khao Phraya school in the province of Uthai Thani, about four hours from the capital.

At least 19 passengers escaped, and the injured were taken to hospitals in the area, according to local media outlet Thai Public Broadcasting Service. Rescue teams were still searching for more passengers. (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE COURTERSY OF FIRE AND RESCUE THAILAND.

FOOTAGE OF SCHOOL BUS ON FIRE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Bangkok, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- A school bus carrying over 40 passengers, mostly children, caught fire on the outskirts of Bangkok.

Authorities fear up to 25 dead after rescuing 19 survivors.

The double-decker bus, carrying students and teachers from Wat Khao Phraya School in Uthai Thani for a field trip, burst into flames after a suspected tire blowout caused a collision.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her condolences and assured the families that the government would cover medical expenses for the survivors. Thailand is known for having one of the highest road accident death rates in the world. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE SCHOOL BUS FIRE IN WHICH STUDENTS WERE TRAVELLING FROM UTHAI THANI PROVINCE, ABOUT FOUR HOURS FROM THE CAPITAL, IN BANGKOK,, THAILAND.

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Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

Thailand school bus fire claims several lives on field trip

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