Seventeen Dead, 20 Injured in Bus Crash on Phu Thon Hill in Prachinburi, Thailand
BANGKOK — A tragic accident occurred early Wednesday morning when a bus carrying a municipal study tour group from Bueng Kan Province overturned while descending Phu Thon Hill in Prachinburi, eastern Thailand. The incident, which took place around 3am, claimed 17 lives and left over 20 injured.
The bus, part of a convoy of three traveling to Rayong, lost control on a curve. Rescue teams transported the injured to nearby hospitals. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.