At least 27 dead in north Thailand bus accident

At least 27 dead in north Thailand bus accident

By TheWeeklyDiscovery

BANGKOK — At least 27 people died and more than 20 others were injured late yesterday(Sunday 23rd, March 2014 ) when a bus careered off a hillside road and into a ravine in northern Thailand, police said.
Thailand’s roads are among the world’s deadliest and accidents are common, especially on buses travelling late at night.
“The toll is now at 27 dead and 24 injured — they are severely injured from what I can see,” police captain Sittichai Panyasong of Mae Tho district in Tak province said, revising up an earlier toll.
The accident took place at around 8:40 pm local time (1340 GMT) in Tak, which borders Myanmar, as several buses ferried Thai local government workers to neighbouring provinces for a field trip.
“The brakes failed as the bus came downhill on a hilly road and it crashed through the concrete barrier and fell into 150 metre-deep ravine,” Sittichai added.
The victims are mainly believed to be local government officials but a child was also among the injured, he said.

Source:Oman Observer