2024 Thailand school bus fire

2024 Thailand school bus fire
Firefighters extinguishing the bus in flames
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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
Deaths23[1]
Non-fatal injuries19[2]

On 1 October 2024, a bus carrying students and teachers crashed and caught fire while traveling on an outbound lane of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Khu Khot, Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, across from soi Phahonyothin 72,[3] resulting in 23 deaths, 20 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. An explosion of the right front wheel's tire[5] resulted 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][1]

  1. ^ a b c "เปิดรายชื่อ นักเรียน-ครู 23 ราย เสียชีวิตจากเหตุรถบัสไปทัศนศึกษาไฟไหม้" [Revealing the names of 23 students and teachers who died in the fire incident of a field trip bus.]. Thairath (in Thai). 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Bus inferno in Thailand: 22 students, 3 teachers killed". Khmer Times. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "ด่วน! ไฟไหม้รถบัสนักเรียนนำเที่ยวเจ็บ-ตายนับ 10 คน" [Urgent! Fire on student tour bus, more than 10 people injured and dead]. ThaiPBS (in Thai). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "ปภ.เผย ไฟไหม้รถบัสนักเรียน เสียชีวิต 25 ราย พร้อมเปิดกำหนดการทัศนศึกษา" [DDPM reveals 25 deaths in school bus fire; announces field trip schedule]. Thansettakij (in Thai). 1 October 2024.
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  6. ^ "ไฟไหม้รถบัสนักเรียนหน้าเซียร์รังสิต เรารู้อะไรแล้วบ้าง" [A school bus caught fire in front of Zeer Rangsit. What do we know now?]. BBC Thai (in Thai). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).