Somwang said the bus crashed into three motorcycles, a passenger van and a company employee van and left a two-kilometre trail before stopping. The bus driver fled the scene and his helper, who initially claimed to be the driver, told police that the bus’s brake system malfunctioned. Passengers told police the driver had fled and the person who surrendered, Pongpat Phuphaploy, 27, was a helper. Two unidentified people, a man and a woman, were severely injured when the bus also hit their bikes. Police are now launching a manhunt for the bus driver.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 23, 2017 03:33 UTC