PUBLISHED: 21 Apr 2025 at 10:50
PRACHIN BURI- Seven persons were confirmed killed and 20 injured earlier Monday when their vehicle crashed into two vehicles in an incident blamed on broken brakes.
The vehicle caught fireplace after the incident.
Pol Lt Col Siwaphas Phuripaschaiboonchu, investigator at Wang Khondaeng police place, said the vehicle was travelling from Nong Khai to Rayong. It rear-ended the two cars on high bridge 304 in Na Di area around 2am.
He said seven persons were confirmed dead at the scene, including the bus drivers and his pleasure pilot, and at least 20 people suffered injury.
A preliminary analysis found the deadly crash could have been expected to broken brakes on the international vehicle, Pol Lt Col Siwaphas said.
The vehicle was operated by 407 Pattana Co, which has a weak security history.
Trucker Lamsant Phuangphu said he was following behind the vehicle as it descended the hill path at an exceptionally high rate before hitting the two vehicles in front of it.
Mr Lamsant said he and other vehicles stopped to help people avoid the vehicle, which caught fire after the accident.
On Feb 26, an incident on the same stretch of road claimed the lives of 17 nearby government employees from Phon Charoen area in Bung Kan, and injured 40 people. They were on a research trip to Rayong when the bus overturned.