36 injured in Khon Kaen bus accident

36 injured in Khon Kaen bus accident

Bus drivers are alleged to possess snoozed behind the wheel.

Rescuers provide first aid to injured passengers after a tour bus crashed into a road median in Khon Kaen on Friday. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
After a trip bus collided into a highway median in Khon Kaen on Friday, firefighters offer first aid to the wounded passengers. ( Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri )

KHON KAEN — Early on Friday, a tour bus in the Ban Phai region of this northern province hit a median, injuring 36 passengers. &nbsp,

According to police at Ban Phai place, some people had a suspicion that the van driver had snoozed at the vehicle and lost control of the vehicle. From Rayong to Nakhon Phanom, the van was traveling.

Around 3 a.m., on Mittraphap Road, close to a traffic intersection, emergency personnel were dispatched to the landscape. &nbsp,

Numerous passengers were trapped inside the vehicle, which had the license plates 10-7853 Khon Kaen and tipped onto one area on a sad median. &nbsp,

Before transporting the passengers to a local clinic, rescuers used cutting tools to remove them. &nbsp,

One passenger had a broken shoulder and had operation the same day, while another had chest tightness. Both of the customers also experienced severe injuries. &nbsp,

Many people reported that the vehicle had gradually drifted out of the street before falling into the middle without braking, according to Ban Phai president Pichai Wanta. &nbsp,

To find out the cause of the crash, police were looking into and reviewing security film.

The bus operator may be contacted to help with the victims ‘ care and support, and the vehicle will be interrogated for questioning.