One Killed, 10 Injured When Chiang Mai-bound Bus Crashes Into Tree

One killed, 10 injured when Chiang Mai-bound bus crashes into tree

NAKHON SAWAN: -- An air-conditioned bus heading from Bangkok to Chiang Mai crashed into a tree in this northern province, killing one bus staff and injuring ten passengers.

Police said the accident happened at 2:30 am on the northbound Asia Highway in Nakhon Sawan's Muang district.

The bus staff, identified only as Yok, 18, was killed at the scene. Ten passengers were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital.

Passengers said they heard a loud noise from under the bus before it lost control and crashed into a tree on the roadside.

The bus driver fled the scene.

-- The Nation 2006-12-31