Bangkok-Nan tour coach plunges into canal
AN air-conditioned tour coach traveling from Bangkok to Thung Chang district in northern Nan province lots it balance and plunged into a canal killing the driver and injuring 17 passengers, INN News said today (July 4).
Nakhon Sawan police rushed to the scene of the accident where a tour coach belonging to Cherdchai Tour Company had lost its balance and first slipped to the side of the road before plunging into the two-meter deep canal near a bridge crossing it at kilometer 37-38 of Nakhon Sawan- Pitsanulok highway (route117) in Banphot Phisai district.
At least 17 passengers were injured with two being in a serious condition and all were taken by rescue workers to a nearby hospital. The remaining passengers were transferred to another coach which took them to their destination.
The driver died after a beam fell on him and pinned him down under the canal water.
Police initially believe the driver might have dosed off but would have to question those injured in detail before coming to a conclusion.
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Top: Rescue workers saving passengers trapped in the coach which had plunged into a canal in Nakhon Sawan. Photo: INN News
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