This video of a bus fire in Thailand is going viral on social media.
25 students die in a fire on a school bus in Thailand. According to the AFP news agency, there were 44 people on the bus, 16 of whom were hospitalized. Currently, emergency workers are trying to rescue the remaining children. The reason for the fire has not yet been revealed.
However, eyewitnesses present at the scene claim that the fire broke out due to a burst tire of the bus. According to Reuters, the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Khu Khot district of Bangkok. The bus was returning from a school trip.
Children aged 3 to 15 were present on the bus. Apart from this, 5 teachers were also traveling with him. According to the BBC, the bus driver is on the run and efforts are being made to find him.
Understand through graphics how the accident happened on the bus…
8 photos related to the accident…
Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out due to the burst tire of the bus.
Firefighters are seen putting out the fire after the accident.
As the fire lasted for a long time, the bus was completely set on fire.
Even after the fire was extinguished, the bus body was extremely hot. As a result, rescue workers were seen using a cloth to keep their hands on the bus.
A total of 44 people were traveling on the school bus, including 39 students and 5 teachers.
According to the BBC, the school bus was returning from a trip when the accident occurred.
Rescuers are trying to find out the cause of the fire by examining the bus.
The bus was completely destroyed in the fire. Firefighters had to work hard to put out the fire.
Transport Minister says bus runs on CNG Thai Prime Minister Pyitongtarn Shinawatra expressed his condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives in the accident. He ordered the Minister of Transport to go to the site and take stock of the situation.
The country’s Interior Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said that even after help arrived, it was so hot on the bus that it was very difficult to enter. For this reason, the bodies remained on the bus for a long time after the accident. Those who died have not yet been identified.
Thailand’s transport minister said the bus ran on compressed natural gas (CNG). This is a very sad incident. I have requested the ministry to ban the use of fuel like CNG for these passenger vehicles and find another alternative.
Thailand is one of the worst countries in terms of road safety. Here, 20,000 accidents occur every year due to faulty vehicles and poor driving.
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