Thread: 24 students killed as bus overturns

(BangkokPost.com) - A tour bus carrying students of Khon Kaen College of Agriculture and Technology on an overnight trip crashed in Prachin Buri province early Friday morning, killing 24 of the students and injuring about 30 others early Friday.

According to police, the bus was carrying some 50 students for an educational tour in the eastern province, and was probably running at a high speed. It went off the road and crashed at around 3.30am.

Police believed that the cause of the crash was that the driver was unfamiliar with the route.

Chaturong Muangkam, the bus driver, was found dead at the scene.

Injured students were taken to three nearby hospitals.

3:30 a.m. -- wonder if meth was involved.

Sad story.

24 college students, instructors die from overturned bus
10 October 2008



A tour bus carrying Khon Kaen College of Agriculture and Technology’s instructors and students on an overnight trip crashed in Prachin Buri province early this morning (October 10), killing 24 of them and injuring about 26 others.

The bus with destination at Chanthaburi province was overturned on Nakhon Ratchsima-Krabin Buri route, Prachin Buri province, at 3.00 am this morning (October 10), resulting in 24 students dead and the other 26 injured.

According to police, the route was sharp curve. The bus’ driver was expected to sleep without closing eyes while driving.

Prachin Buri provincial officials sent the injured to two local hospitals. Relatives of the dead came to the scene to collect their relatives’ bodies for religious ceremony.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Director-General, Mr. Anucha Mokkhavesa and Prachin Buri province governor Mrs. Pannee Kaensuwan traveled to the scene to supervise the situation.

thainews.prd.go.th


err WTF

The bus’ driver was expected to sleep without closing eyes while driving.

Originally Posted by lom

Chaturong Muangkam, the bus driver, was found dead at the scene.

At least we dont have to read about him doing a runner.

Very sad indeed.

I read somewhere that alot of bus drivers are ex convicts. It figures to be honest, there's seems to be a complete lack of thought put into there driving. The main problem is with the speed they drive, when the bus is packed with people; what the fuck are the benefits of driving 100 km's an hour plus, when there are people standing in the aisle.

I have a genuine hatred towards all bus drivers in this country. Ever noticed how your never allowed to sit in the seats closest to the driver, they are reserved for nice looking birds so the fat cnut of a driver can leer at them, in his m150/yabba'd up trance, instead of looking at the road.

Originally Posted by lom

Police believed that the cause of the crash was that the driver was unfamiliar with the route.

That's not a cause.

It could have been a contributing factor, but that in itself is not the cause of the accident.

Sometimes I wish these people would grow up.

Wonder if his blood will be tested.
Wonder if this will mean new safety measures and procedures.
Wonder if this will mean stricter requirments for drivers of heavy vehicals.




Yes this post is joke.

A couple of years ago I was chatting with a P4 teacher just before the New Years break. She mentioned that she was going to the local Wat that afternoon. I asked if there was some ceremony or festival going on and she said, no, 11 years ago today 20 teachers from this school were killed in an accident. She went on to say that one of them was her older sister and so she was going to pray for them.

She didn't say what kind of accident it was, but I imagine the teachers were all on a bus going to some conference or something.

It doesn't help that buses are among the most agressively driven vehicles on Thailand's roads.

Originally Posted by Texpat

3:30 a.m. -- wonder if meth was involved.

Sad story.

How could someone say something like this. no wonder the worlds is so Fu--ed up.
You do not have to look to far for stupidity at its best

May these Children RIP.

The thing that shits me the most about Thailand is there attitude towards road safety, they have absolutely no regard for the consequences of driving like twats.

Bastards they are in this regard.

Originally Posted by donmeurett

You do not have to look to far for stupidity at its best.

Yeah, the local Thai newspapers usually have 'stupidity' across the front page.

...The bus’ driver was expected to sleep without closing eyes while driving.

Is that supposed to mean something?

^ His co-driver or the passengers could not by looking at him understand that he was gonna fall asleep?