One passenger was killed and 22 others injured when a Bangkok-bound air-conditioned bus returning from the New Year holiday hit roadside stalls and overturned in Ayutthaya early yesterday morning. The bus driver, who fled after the accident, was seen talking on his mobile phone while driving.

Passenger Kanya Artbamrung said the bus had switched drivers before the accident.

Continued here: www.bangkokpost.com/News/05Jan2008_news10.php

I took my first bus ride in Thailand last week with my wife from phetchabun to bkk, and to be honest s**t myself.

He drove like a maniac.

Sad news indeed.

Scotty.....

the link doesn't work - but if the bus hit the roadside stalls there might be local victims as well

I took my first bus ride in Thailand last week with my wife from phetchabun to bkk, and to be honest s**t myself.

He drove like a maniac

Thats because the drivers get "fined" if the bus is late, up to the point that they might earn nothing for a days work.

Not going to encourage safe driving is it??

Well I find that amazing, the traffic most times is shocking, how can they impose that?

Guess its a another stupid Thai thing.

Scotty.......

Well I find that amazing, the traffic most times is shocking, how can they impose that?

Guess its a another stupid Thai thing.

Well it's the bus companies/owners impose it on the drivers

So you were going to bkk, they will go like nutters in case of hold ups later

madness yes...

Yep, he certainly did.

We got a taxi back.

Scotty..........

Well I find that amazing, the traffic most times is shocking, how can they impose that?

Guess its a another stupid Thai thing.

Scotty.......

its not just a THAI thing, it's hardly different in Malaysia, Indonesia (the sickest Maniac-Mini-Bus-Drivers on earth), Philippines.....

Why the OP couldn't copy all of the text, and thus, required us to click on a link (that is a lost of time anyway) that will likely be dead after a few days..?

Anyway, here the full news from the Google cache :

thats why I refuse to use busses in this part of the world. I tried it once Bangkok to Phuket, sh-t myself as well. when I am driving I even get nervous when a bus is close by, you just dont know what they will do next.

Why the OP couldn't copy all of the text, and thus, required us to click on a link (that is a lost of time anyway) that will likely be dead after a few days..?

Anyway, here the full news from the Google cache :

Because, unfortunately, manutoo, The Bangkok Post does not allow us to quote the entire article online. I have had to delete your text as well to protect ThaiVisa from violating the Bangkok Post's copyright restrictions.

ok, it's quite a good reason, but it's really unfortunate ...