A Trat-bound interprovincial bus lies in a ditch in Khao Saming district in the early hours of Saturday after striking a power pole, resulting in three deaths. (Photo by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)TRAT: Three passengers were killed and 21 others hurt, including a one-year-old baby and a foreigner, when a bus hit a power pole and plunged into a ditch in Khao Saming district early Saturday. The crash occurred around 3.30am on inbound Sukhumvit Road opposite Khao Saming Witthayakhom School, said Pol Lt Pratchaya Pinarat, a duty officer at the Khao Saming station. The tour bus, carrying about 50 passengers, left the Ekkamai bus terminal in Bangkok for Trat at 10.15pm. When the bus arrived in Khao Saming, it started to shake before it hit a power pole and then plunged into a ditch dividing the road, said Pol Lt Pratchaya, quoting witnesses.

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2017 07:41 UTC