Bangkok-Pattaya bus overturns in Chon Buri, 40 injured
A bus accident occurred in Chon Buri yesterday, resulting in injuries to 40 people. The incident happened at 2pm yesterday, February 18, on the bypass road, Route 36, inbound to Pattaya, when the bus overturned after swerving to avoid a vehicle emerging from a gas station.
Rescue services from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation responded promptly to the accident in Nong Pla Lai subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province. The bus, operating on the Bangkok-Pattaya route and registered as 12-0989 Bangkok, lay overturned across two lanes of traffic.
Passengers, both Thai and foreign, including the driver, sustained mainly minor injuries, such as bruises and small cuts. Rescue personnel assisted in evacuating the injured from the bus, providing first aid before transferring them to nearby hospitals, including Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital and Bang Lamung Hospital, for further medical attention.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the bus was travelling from Bangkok to Pattaya when a vehicle exiting a gas station cut in front of it. The bus driver attempted to swerve and brake suddenly, causing the bus to lose control and overturn, reported KhaoSod.
Police have documented the scene and gathered evidence. Detailed questioning of the driver is planned to ensure appropriate legal proceedings are followed.
In a similar incident, 18 passengers endured a terrifying ordeal when their intercity bus collided with a trailer, struck a lamppost, and overturned, leaving them trapped inside.
The accident occurred at 12.30am yesterday, February 18 near a CPF chicken processing plant at kilometre marker 58+725 on Highway 24, Chok Chai-Det Udom Road, in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Chok Chai district.
Police Colonel Chokchai and emergency volunteers from Hook 31, Chok Chai point, swiftly arrived at the scene. They discovered the Ubon Ratchathani-Pattaya-Rayong route bus on its side, partially off the road after skidding on rain-slicked asphalt.
The overturned vehicle blocked the main exit, forcing rescue teams to carefully evacuate passengers through the roof’s emergency hatch.
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