{"id":101592,"date":"2023-12-05T07:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101592"},"modified":"2023-12-05T07:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:49:44","slug":"at-least-14-dead-30-injured-in-double-decker-bus-crash-after-driver-falls-asleep-at-wheel-in-thailand-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/at-least-14-dead-30-injured-in-double-decker-bus-crash-after-driver-falls-asleep-at-wheel-in-thailand-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 14 dead & 30 injured in double-decker bus crash after driver \u2018falls asleep at wheel\u2019 in Thailand | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
AT least 14 people have been killed after a double-decker bus veered off a road and crashed into a tree in Thailand.<\/p>\n
Police fear the driver may have fallen asleep before the deadly smash in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.<\/p>\n
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Authorities say 49 people were on the bus travelling from the capital, Bangkok, when it swerved off the route to Songkhla province near Hat Wanakorn National Park.<\/p>\n
More than 30 people were rushed to hospital and at least 14 people have been confirmed dead.<\/p>\n
Shocking pictures show the bus tilted to one side with its front against a tree as rescue workers tried to pull survivors from the wreckage.<\/p>\n
Pol. Col. Weerapat Ketesa, the superintendent of the Huay Yang Police Station, said: "We presume the driver might have fallen asleep."<\/p>\n
Officials were waiting for the result of a blood test on the driver, who survived the accident.<\/p>\n Cops were still investigating what caused the crash, Pol. Col. Ketesa added.<\/p>\n Most victims were Thai and a few were Burmese, police said.<\/p>\n Some 35 people were being treated for injuries at local hospitals, according to the Sawang Rungrueang Rescue Foundation.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It is understood 46 passengers and three staff members were on board the vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/picture>LAST STAND <\/span><\/p>\n
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