Pilgrimage Bus Crashes into Parked Truck in Pathum Thani, Two Dead, Dozens Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures from responders.

 

A coach carrying worshippers collided with a six-wheel lorry parked for roadside electrical light repairs, killing two and injuring at least 25 others in Pathum Thani province.

 

The crash occurred at around 09:00 on 6 April, on the Taling Chan–Suphan Buri Road near Noppawong Junction in Na Mai Subdistrict, Lat Lum Kaeo District. Police and emergency services, including Lat Lum Kaeo Hospital rescue units and volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, rushed to the scene.

 

 

The red Hino bus, registered in Nonthaburi, sustained significant damage to its front right side. The driver was killed instantly and found trapped inside the vehicle. One more passenger died later at Lat Lum Kaeo Hospital. Twenty-five others sustained injuries of varying severity and were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

 

Approximately 200 metres from the crash site, officers found the heavily damaged six-wheel truck, registered in Nan province, which had been carrying a small backhoe digger.

 

Mr. Rukchat), 42, a resident of Nan and driver of the six-wheeler, said he and his son had parked on the right-hand lane with hazard lights flashing while preparing to unload the backhoe to carry out maintenance work on roadside lighting in the central reservation. Suddenly, he heard a loud crash and turned to see the bus had slammed into the rear of his vehicle before veering off the road.

 

Ms. Wanna  66, from Bangkok, one of the passengers, explained that she and her group were en route from the capital to a Buddhist centre in Lat Bua Luang, Ayutthaya province. “I was asleep and woke to a jolt as the bus veered off the road. Everyone was shaken and many were injured. Rescue workers arrived shortly after and helped get us out.”

 

Police at Lat Lum Kaeo Station are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. Initial reports suggest visibility due to haze may have been a factor, but the exact cause is still being determined. Officers are interviewing survivors and witnesses and examining both vehicles.

Rescue personnel used hydraulic cutting equipment to recover the deceased bus driver’s body, which has since been transferred to the Ministry of Justice’s Forensic Medicine Institute for formal identification and religious rites. Police are working to notify the victims’ families.

 

-- 2025-04-06

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Another homemade VIP bus looks like. 

[lordgrinz]

Since these are vehicles for hire, maybe they should be required to have dashcams with at least one camera facing inside at the driver.

[smedly]

 one  passenger bus every day- that is very troubling in fact shocking 

 

 

one every day  in Thailand,  one every year in the UK  

 

what the ### is wrong  in this country  - road fatalities are getting worse

 

anybody want to take a bus ? , there is a very high chance you will be involved in an accident  the driver is surfing Facebook or falls asleep or is so drugged up he doesn't  know  what  planet  he's on, seriously - one every day ?

 

 

[petedk]

19 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

nitial reports suggest visibility due to haze may have been a factor

 

Then why didn't the driver slow down.

 

Poor visibility isn't the cause. Going too fast under low visibilty could be.

[Liverpool Lou]

15 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Another homemade VIP bus looks like. 

What's a "homemade bus" but how could you deduce that from the photos, anyway?

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

anybody want to take a bus ? , there is a very high chance you will be involved in an accident 

I'd suggest that, realistically, and bearing in mind the thousands of buses on the roads in Thailand and the tens of thousands of passengers who enjoy safe journeys, the chances are actually very low.