Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Russian tourist dies, 32 injured in Thai bus crash

Image
AP Bangkok
Last Updated : Oct 11 2013 | 8:21 PM IST
Thai police say a Russian tourist was killed and 32 others were injured after a bus overturned on its way to an elephant village in western Thailand.
Police Col. Bandit Muangsukham says 41 Russian passengers, along with a Thai guide and a driver, were traveling on a bus to Sai Yok district in Kanchanaburi province today.
He says the driver, who was not familiar with the route, lost control of the bus and it overturned as it came down a slope.
Bandit said a woman was killed in the crash, while 12 other tourists, including a boy, were seriously injured. Twenty others suffered minor injuries.
The bus was travelling from Pattaya, a seaside town in eastern Thailand, to Kanchanaburi, which is 110 kilometres west of Bangkok.

Also Read

First Published: Oct 11 2013 | 8:21 PM IST

Next Story