Phuket tour bus crashes en route to Chiang Mai

PHUKET: -- A tour bus from Phuket – carrying 46 passengers to the Royal Flora Festival in Chiang Mai – was run off the road by a speeding truck and overturned early Friday morning, on Highway 41 between Chaiya and Chumporn.

In total 35 passengers were injured, but no fatalities have been reported. All 35 were initially taken to Chaiya hospital, where three of the injured still remain. Two of the injured were transferred back to Phuket, while others were later sent on to Taksin and Surat Thani hospitals.

A representative of the tour company that owns the bus – Rangwan Tours – told Phuket Post that the bus had left at 6.00am on Thursday evening from Phuket and had been expected to return from the Royal Flora Festival on 21 November. He confirmed that the company has full first-class insurance cover.

If you believe any of your friends or relatives may have been involved in the accident, you can contact Rangwan Tours on 076-222 644-5.

--Phuket Post 2006-11-17

Phuket tour bus crashes en route to Chiang Mai

PHUKET: -- A tour bus from Phuket – carrying 46 passengers to the Royal Flora Festival in Chiang Mai – was run off the road by a speeding truck and overturned early Friday morning, on Highway 41 between Chaiya and Chumporn.

In total 35 passengers were injured, but no fatalities have been reported. All 35 were initially taken to Chaiya hospital, where three of the injured still remain. Two of the injured were transferred back to Phuket, while others were later sent on to Taksin and Surat Thani hospitals.

A representative of the tour company that owns the bus – Rangwan Tours – told Phuket Post that the bus had left at 6.00am on Thursday evening from Phuket and had been expected to return from the Royal Flora Festival on 21 November. He confirmed that the company has full first-class insurance cover.

If you believe any of your friends or relatives may have been involved in the accident, you can contact Rangwan Tours on 076-222 644-5.

--Phuket Post 2006-11-17

SERIOUSLY: My condolences to all the injured.

And did the truck driver flee the scene? If not , why not ?

Avoid the pain.

Take the train.

Edited November 17, 200619 yr by ratcatcher