School bus catches fire in Thailand with 44 people on board (VIDEO)

School bus catches fire in Thailand with 44 people on board (VIDEO)
School bus catches fire in Thailand with 44 people on board (VIDEO)

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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Firefighters work to extinguish a burning bus that was carrying teachers and students from Wat Khao Phraya school, reportedly killing almost a dozen, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, October 1, 2024. — Reuters pic

BANGKOK, Oct 1 — At least 16 people were hospitalised in Thailand today when a school bus carrying an estimated 44 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, the government said.

The status of the other passengers was not immediately clear and police did not immediately confirmed if any of the passengers were killed.

Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said, adding the causes of the incident were still be investigated.

Early images posted on social media and carried by local news outlets showed thick grey smoke pouring out of the bus, parts of which were still on fire.

The blaze was later extinguished. A Reuters photographer saw fire trucks, police and rescue vehicles parked around the blackened vehicle, with a cluster of firefighters at the entrance.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the students were on a field trip from the province of Uthai Thani, about 250 kilometres north of the capital.

“As a mother, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families,” she said in a social media post on X, without providing details. — Reuters

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