Pictures courtesy of Daily News

 

A passenger bus travelling from Bangkok to Khon Kaen collided with a cement truck on the Mittraphap Road near a weigh station in Ban Jod Nong Kae, Jod Nong Kae Subdistrict, Phon District, Khon Kaen, early on 3 November 2025. The crash left two people dead, one male and one female and 30 passengers injured. Emergency responders quickly transported the injured to Phon Hospital for treatment.

 

The bus, operated by Charn Tour and registered in Khon Kaen, was driven by 40-year-old Jarukit Narasat. It struck the rear of a cement truck registered in Udon Thani, driven by 24-year-old Thanaphon Naotan.

 

Initial investigations showed that both drivers had a zero blood-alcohol level when tested. Police are collecting further evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine the exact cause of the collision. P.A. Peerachat Sakha, Superintendent of Phon Police Station, confirmed that the inquiry is ongoing to establish how the crash occurred.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• Two people were killed and 30 injured when a Bangkok-Khon Kaen bus collided with a cement truck.

• Both drivers tested negative for alcohol, with authorities investigating the exact cause.

• Emergency services rapidly transported the injured to hospital, while police gather evidence.

 

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  Adapted  by  Asean  Now from Dailynews 2025-11-04

 

 

 

 

 

Don't look further... speeding and brake failure, case closed

Isn't this like the 4th major bus crash in the last 7 days? Something needs to be done to find the real causes to these crashes.. 

58 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Don't look further... speeding and brake failure, case closed

neither.... distracted driving is the top cause these days

Two kings of the road getting close. Recipe for disaster.

Both have right of way in any case by unwritten law.

 

Cement truck drivers seem to be the absolute lowest caste of wreckless drivers.

On our densely populated village road they speed like fighting for their life.

Bus driver may not have been drunk but was he awake?

I'm starting to think buses crash more often than cars here !!

Wouldn't get on one or let any family member get on one even if it was free for life .

50/50 chance you reach your destination 💀

On 11/4/2025 at 6:09 AM, thesetat said:

Isn't this like the 4th major bus crash in the last 7 days? Something needs to be done to find the real causes to these crashes.. 

It's a lost cause in Thailand... the roads are a treacherous way to travel... 

On 11/4/2025 at 4:18 AM, Georgealbert said:

Emergency responders quickly transported the injured to Phon Hospital for treatment.

Maybe that is the answer.

For every long distance passenger high volume bus there should be followed by a van of Emergency Responders.

On 11/4/2025 at 8:57 AM, ikke1959 said:

Don't look further... speeding and brake failure, case closed

The police are combing through the wreckage looking for conctete evidence as to what happened.

3 hours ago, ronster said:

I'm starting to think buses crash more often than cars here !!

Wouldn't get on one or let any family member get on one even if it was free for life .

50/50 chance you reach your destination 💀

 

When I lived in Thailand, during my 20 years I made many long distance bus journeys (mostly overnight) from Lanna and Isaan to Bangkok and beyond.

I was never involved in an accident and always arrived safe and in one piece at my destination.

7 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

 

When I lived in Thailand, during my 20 years I made many long distance bus journeys (mostly overnight) from Lanna and Isaan to Bangkok and beyond.

I was never involved in an accident and always arrived safe and in one piece at my destination.

Your lucky then as just look at the news over the last year and they are just the reported ones 🙈

Oh well, it could always be worse. Compared to India, it's peanuts here.

 

Look this for example: