22 injured in tour bus crash

Twenty-two people were injured when a Bangkok-bound tour bus ran off the road and hit a bridge in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Monday.

Police suspected that Paitoon Boonyakham, the driver, dozed off at the wheel and missed the turn in the road.  The bus then mounted the sidewalk, hit the bridge support pillar and overturned.

Twenty-two people were injured. There were no fatalities.

The tour bus, Bangkok licence plate number 15-4892, belongs to the Express Company and was travelling from Phang-nga province to Bangkok, the Bangkok Post reported.




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