An inter-provincial bus operating between Khon Kaen and Loei rammed into a bridge barrier and overturned on a steep road in Loei's Phu Kradung district on Tuesday morning, killing the driver and injuring eight passengers. The fatal crash occurred at around 6.30am when the the Khon Kaen-Loei bus was descending a steep stretch of Highway No.201 in Phu Phaman national park. The driver lost control of the vehicle, causing the bus to hit the barrier at Pha Nok Khao bridge. The bus skidded off the road and overturned, said Chanont Chatwongthong, head of Loei-based Sawang Khiritham rescue foundation. The force of the crash killed the driver and injured eight passengers, one man and seven women.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2018 05:26 UTC