The accident occurred at 7.41pm on highway No. 41 close to the Pa We Intersection in Tambon Pa We, Chaiya district.
The police suspect the driver was unfamiliar with the road and lost control on a bend, causing the Dee Mee Prom bus to overturn and smash into a tree.
The bus was full of tourists returning to Samut Sakhon after their trip to Betong district in Yala on the final day of the five-day New Year holiday.
Rescuers arrived at the scene to find injured passengers trapped in the wreckage. Eighteen survivors were taken to Tha Chang Hospital and 12 others to Chaiya Hospital.
This story is from the January 03, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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