Ten people died and 17 were injured in a bus crash in Surat Thani this morning at dawn.
The bus was carrying 24 passengers from Bangkok to the holiday island of Koh Pangan when it crashed into a power pole.
Ten people including the driver and Amit Jain, an Indian, were killed in the crash, MCOT reported. Five bodies were unidentified and were sent for autopsies at Surat Thani Hospital. Another 17 people are being treated at local hospitals
According to the initial investigation, the front right tire burst, causing the driver to lose control and the bus hit the electric pole at full speed.
