Ayutthaya – Thirty-two factory workers being transported to their place of employment have survived after a bus crash in Ayutthaya, Central Thailand.

Emergency responders were notified of the accident on Wednesday morning (June 14th) on the Saena – Ayutthaya Road in Phra Khao, Bang Ban.

 

The first responders arrived at the scene to find a bus on the road side. There were 32 factory workers in the bus and three of them sustained moderate injuries while 29 others sustained minor injuries. The injured were taken to several local hospitals for medical treatment.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

PHOTO: Ayutthaya Rescue

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/06/14/thirty-two-people-survive-bus-crash-in-ayutthaya/

 

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The bus driver, identified only as Mr. Saichon, 45, told the associated Thai press that another vehicle in front of his bus immediately braked. He tried to avoid the collision but failed as he was going too fast and too close to the vehicle in front.

 

There. Finished the sentence.

42 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The bus driver, identified only as Mr. Saichon, 45, told the associated Thai press that another vehicle in front of his bus immediately braked. He tried to avoid the collision but failed as he was going too fast and too close to the vehicle in front.

 

There. Finished the sentence.

So swerved into a ditch instead.

If anyone had died, the headline reported numbers would be rather different. 

 

 

Cynicism alarm.