2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash

Bus crash and fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road
Firefighters extinguishing the bus in flame
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Date1 October 2024
Time12:29 ICT (UTC+07:00)
LocationVibhavadi Rangsit Road, Khu Khot, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand
Deaths25[1]
Non-fatal injuries19[2]

On 1 October 2024, a bus carrying students and teachers crashed and caught fire while travelling on an outbound lane of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Khu Khot, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province across from Soi Phahonyothin 72 alley[3] resulting in 25 deaths, 22 of which were school students.[1][4]

The bus was carrying 44 passengers, 38 school students from pre-school to middle school years and 6 teachers. Explosion of the right front wheel's tyre[5] results in the vehicle losing control and crashing into a roadside barrier. A fire began in the lower section of the bus, which was powered by natural gas.[6] Of those on board, 16 students and 3 teachers escaped. The remaining 23 passengers were later confirmed dead.[7] Of those escapees; 2 children died in hospital.[4]

  1. ^ a b "เปิดรายชื่อ นักเรียน-ครู 23 ราย เสียชีวิตจากเหตุรถบัสไปทัศนศึกษาไฟไหม้". Thairath (in Thai). 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ "Bus inferno in Thailand: 22 students, 3 teachers killed". Khmer Times. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "ด่วน! ไฟไหม้รถบัสนักเรียนนำเที่ยวเจ็บ-ตายนับ 10 คน". ThaiPBS (in Thai). 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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  6. ^ "ไฟไหม้รถบัสนักเรียนหน้าเซียร์รังสิต เรารู้อะไรแล้วบ้าง". BBC Thai (in Thai). 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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