A bus carrying students from Uthai Thani Province caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road inbound at Anusawari Intersection. Officials are preparing to remove the bodies from the wreckage of the vehicle. It is expected that the operation will be completed before 5:00 p.m.
Police officers, Ruamkatanyu Foundation officers, and firefighters, along with relevant agencies, brought in Police Line to block off the inbound Vibhavadi Rangsit Road area at the Anusawari intersection to prevent unrelated individuals from entering the wreckage area to prevent chaos. Only rescue workers and police officers were allowed in.
Meanwhile, the media are waiting for officials to remove the deceased from the vehicle and for forensic officers from the Royal Thai Police to inspect the scene.
For the number of dead at the scene, from the initial assessment of the bodies of the deceased in the car, it is expected that there will be 3 adults and 22 children, totaling 25 people. The removal of the bodies from the wreckage of the car i
s expected to be completed before 5:00 p.m. All bodies will be sent to Thammasat Rangsit Hospital for personal identification. As for the injured who have been sent to the hospital, 2 people are at Rangsit Hospital, 2 people at Rajavithi Hospital, and 6 people at Thanyaburi Hospital.
The latest report is that Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, will travel to the scene after completing her mission to visit patients at Rangsit Hospital.
Source: Thai News Agency