Staff Bus Overturns and Plunges Into Ditch in Ayutthaya – 15 Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures from responders.

 

A commuter bus transporting factory staff overturned and plunged into a roadside ditch on the morning of 7 April, leaving 15 people injured, according to local reports.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 08:30 on the northbound side of the Asia Highway, directly opposite the central market in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district.

 

 

 

Emergency services rushed to the scene where they found the upturned vehicle submerged in a drainage canal. First responders confirmed that 15 passengers sustained injuries, 13 classified as minor  and two more serious, but not life threatening.

The injured have been transported to nearby hospitals, including Ratchathani Hospital and Asia Hospital, for further treatment. Local authorities are currently investigating the cause of the incident, which remains unclear at this stage.

 

 

 

 

-- 2025-04-07

 

[petedk]

The way the bus slowly veered off the road is almost like the bus driver had fallen asleep. 

 

I was once on a bus from Pattaya and I noticed the bus was slowly slowing down and changing lanes and when I looked up in the driver's mirror I could see his eyes were closed. I clapped my hands  hard and shouted and he woke up, straightened the bus up and carried on.  I made several loud coughs and sneezes on the rest of the journey. I never travel by bus nowadays.

 

Nice to know that no one was killed in this accident and I hope that the injured recover quickly.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, petedk said:

The way the bus slowly veered off the road is almost like the bus driver had fallen asleep. 

My thoughts exactly... trundling along on a straight road and then slowly veering off through the bushes.

Lucky it didn't turn upside down in the water..

[JonnyF]

Yeah, either the driver fell asleep or had a serious medical emergency like a heart attack/stroke.

 

My money is on him falling asleep. 

[Showtime]

Thailand has a big problem here.  These "accidents" shouldn't be happening.  It scares me to go near roads at all.