The force of the crash killed the bus driver and injured 30 other passengers, three seriously. (Photo by Sunthorn Pongpao)AYUTTHAYA - A driver was killed and 30 passengers hurt, three seriously, when a Bangkok-bound interprovincial bus rear-ended a trailer truck in Wang Noi district in this central province early Thursday morning. The force of the crash killed bus driver Sutthikiart Parapong, 30, of Sakon Nakhon province, and injured 30 passengers, three of them badly. Watchara Uthawong, the trailer truck driver, told police that while he was travelling in the left lane, he heard a loud crash at the rear of his vehicle. Police suspected the bus driver might have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Source: Bangkok Post April 06, 2017 04:07 UTC