7 individuals have been killed and another 33 injured when a tour bus collided into the again of an 18 wheeler trailer truck in Nakhon Ratchasima early yesterday, on the way to Pattaya. The double decker was travelling on the Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri highway in the Chaimongkhol subdistrict just earlier than 4am Saturday morning when the incident happened. Template and the bus collided at an intersection. Astonishing killed were well being volunteers from Roi-et. Police say it seems that the bus was dashing at the time when it smashed into the again of the truck.
When police arrived they discovered the trailer truck, with Lopburi licence plates, and the double decker bus, which had rolled over onto its facet. Emergency responders report that the bus was carrying 40 passengers. Out of these 7 died within the collision and 33 had been injured. The injured had been rushed to district hospitals.
A preliminary police evaluation of the incident reviews that the tour bus was transporting a group of health volunteers from Roi Et (north east) province again home from their journey to Pattaya, Chonburi province (Central Thailand). The driver of the trailer truck driver told police that the bus was dashing and crashed into the rear of his truck.
Police are persevering with their investigation, checking CCTV and interviewing witnesses to find out the purpose for the incident..