Bus Driver Blames Fatigue After Alcohol-Linked Phichit Crash

A bus driver admitted drinking alcohol before a passenger service overturned in Phichit province, leaving 25 people injured. The 52-year-old was operating a scheduled route from Sukhothai to Bangkok when the vehicle left the road, crossed into the central reservation and tipped onto its side. Police said an alcohol test recorded a level above the legal limit permitted for a commercial driver. The driver reportedly told investigators that he became drowsy and briefly fell asleep behind the wheel before losing control. Emergency crews freed passengers from the wreckage and transported those with minor to moderate injuries to nearby hospitals.