2024-10-01 17:55:10
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Tragic School Bus Fire in Thailand Claims Over 20 Lives
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A bus fire in Thailand killed up to 25 people; the bus was carrying 44 students and teachers from Uthai Thani province to Bangkok for a school trip when the incident occurred in Pathum Thani province, according to Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungruengkit; 3 teachers and 16 students escaped, but Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the number of fatalities is still unclear; a rescuer said a tyre burst caused the vehicle to crash into a barrier, igniting the bus's compressed gas and fuel..
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25 feared dead in Thailand school bus fire
A bus from Uthai Thani province carrying 44 students and teachers caught fire after a tyre burst, crashing into a barrier on a highway in a northern Bangkok suburb. The compressed gas-powered bus had its fuel tanks ignited, resulting in up to 25 feared dead. 3 teachers and 16 students escaped. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit commented on the incident. Thailand has one of the world's worst road safety records.
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Cháy xe buýt trường học ở Thái Lan, 25 người có thể đã chết
Hỏa hoạn thiêu rụi xe chở 44 giáo viên và học sinh từ Uthai Thani, khiến 25 người có thể thiệt mạng. Xe chạy bằng khí thiên nhiên nén và bốc cháy sau khi đâm vào rào chắn trên xa lộ ở vùng ngoại ô phía bắc thủ đô Bangkok, với ngọn lửa bao trùm chiếc xe và đám khói đen dày đặc bốc lên. Bộ trưởng Giao thông xác nhận 3 giáo viên và 16 học sinh thoát ra ngoài, lực lượng cứu hộ phải chờ nhiệt độ giảm mới có thể tìm kiếm nạn nhân. Thái Lan có hồ sơ an toàn giao thông kém nhất thế giới, với số người..
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Driver on the run - school bus fire in Thailand claims at least ten fatalities
A school bus in Thailand burned out, at least ten occupants died. Over 20 people are still missing. The driver is on the run. Eyewitnesses report that a front tire exploded, causing the bus to catch fire. 38 students and 6 chaperones were on their way from Uthai Thani to Bangkok. 16 students and 3 teachers were rescued alive. The students are said to have been very young children. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her deep condolences to the victims' families.
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