Multiple collision leaves more than 30 students and teachers injured on field trip

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption

 

Daily News reported on multiple injuries among students and teachers after a bus returning from a field trip collided with a six wheel truck carrying sound equipment then hit a stopped pick-up waiting to turn.

 

It happened on the Warinchamrap - Phibunmangsahan Road KM marker 18 at a t-junction in Tha Chang sub-district of Sawang Wirawong district in Ubon Ratchathani, NE Thailand yesterday evening around 6pm.

 

Sawang Wirawong police and rescue services had to deal with more than 30 injured teachers and students.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The injured were ferried to four local hospitals.

 

The school party had been on a field trip in Phibunmangsahan and were returning to Samrong district.

The students were in the early primary years.

 

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[Burma Bill]

Wishing a speedy recovery to all the injured students and teachers.

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

fter a bus returning from a field trip collided with a six wheel truck carrying sound equipment then hit a stopped pick-up waiting to turn.

lets hope the students sue the school for hiring an incompetent driver 

[DJ54]

They need to tighten safety measures on commercial vehicles especially transporting people. 

[Anant72]

14 minutes ago, DJ54 said:

They need to tighten safety measures on commercial vehicles especially transporting people. 

Har har har dee har har!

[hotchilli]

Just a normal day in paradise.

[Scott Tracy]

On 12/10/2022 at 9:09 AM, RichardColeman said:

lets hope the students sue the school for hiring an incompetent driver 

I saw some video, not the coach driver's fault.

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

I saw some video, not the coach driver's fault.

Correct. Simple careless turn in by the truck driver. Complete blind/blackout. You can't believe it except you have seen it.

Driver unconscious or the infamous brake failure?

It's a T-junction. So no way the truck could turn in at that speed (formula 1 like).

 

The video link:

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by KhunBENQ