Tragedy on a school trip in Thailand when a bus returning from Uthai Thani province burst into flames, with authorities fearing that around 25 people have died.
Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungruangit, who went to the scene of the tragedy, told reporters that 19 of the 44 passengers (38 children and six teachers) were rescued. Sixteen students and three teachers were taken to hospitals for treatment, the minister said, adding that the cause of the fire was under investigation.
Images posted on social media and carried by local media showed thick smoke billowing from the bus, parts of which were on fire.
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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the students were on a school trip from Uthani Thani province, 200km north of the capital.
“As a mother, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the injured and the dead,” Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in a post on Platform X.
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