7 people have been killed and one other 33 injured when a tour bus collided into the again of an 18 wheeler trailer truck in Nakhon Ratchasima early yesterday, on the best way to Pattaya. The double decker was travelling on the Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri road in the Chaimongkhol subdistrict just before 4am Saturday morning when the incident happened. Unexplained and the bus collided at an intersection. All eight killed were well being volunteers from Roi-et. Police say it seems that the bus was speeding 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 aspect. Emergency responders report that the bus was carrying forty passengers. Out of these 7 died within the collision and 33 were injured. The injured were rushed to district hospitals.
A preliminary police evaluation of the incident reviews that the tour bus was transporting a gaggle of well being 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 speeding and crashed into the rear of his truck.
Police are continuing their investigation, checking CCTV and interviewing witnesses to determine the reason for the incident..