Getty ImagesWeeping relatives and friends mourned the 20 children and three teachers who died in a horrific bus fire in Thailand at a funeral on Thursday.
Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Lan Sak, a small city in northern Thailand, had white and gold graves lined the house. Family placed food, clothing and toys on some of them.
A member of the Thai imperial family placed wreaths on the coffins and poured water on them, a Buddhist death custom that entails cleansing.
The team was on a field trip when the fire started on Tuesday, but police have not yet identified the cause. The bus drivers, who turned himself in, has been accused of careless moving, which resulted in both fatalities and injuries.
Nineteen kids and three teachers are said to have survived the fire. Seizeteen of them are receiving accidents in hospitals. Although the university accepts children between the ages of three and fifteen, it is still unclear what year the children will be attending.
Hundreds of people, including many government ministers, attended the large funeral. Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob, who provided financial aid to the victims ‘ families, was one of them.
Officials have carried out “merit-making rites” or Buddhist festivals for those who lost their lives, the secretary said.
He said,” We made merit and also prayed for the students who are still in the hospital for their quick recovery.”
Some Lan Sak occupants and monks stayed up on Wednesday to get the body from a Bangkok funeral.
People weeped as they clutched framed photos of the patients during a funeral procession before on Thursday.
ReutersFollowing a royal death service ordered by Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn the following year, Buddhist prayer for the victims will continue for the next four times.
Teachers and students from all over Thailand have adorned bright flowers in their classrooms to pay their respect to those who died in what is thought to be the deadliest traffic injury in a decade.
The bus driver had informed authorities that the vehicle had lost control and had destroyed a practical barrier. According to deputy local police chief Chayanont Meesati on Wednesday, sparks from the collision had had started the blaze.
Although it was permitted to install just six gas cylinders, the vehicle, which was powered by compressed natural oil, had eleven. The owner of that vehicle informed ThaiPBS that the car had adhered to safety standards.
Since then, the Thai government has mandated an examination of all customer buses that use compressed natural fuel.
Tael Narach, the mother of a six-year-old target told Reuters news organization she “fainted best ahead” on Tuesday when she got news of the flames from her son-in-law.
” I want justice and support ( to get justice ) for my grandchild”, said Tael, 69.