College bus catches fireplace exterior Bangkok and 25 on board are feared lifeless, authorities officers say

A bus carrying younger college students with their academics caught fireplace in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday with 25 of these on board feared lifeless, in accordance with officers and rescuers.

The bus was carrying 44 passengers from central Uthai Thani province to Ayutthaya for a college journey when the fireplace began round midday in Pathum Thani province, a northern suburb of the capital, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungruengkit informed reporters on the scene.

Inside Minister Anutin Charnvirakul mentioned officers couldn’t but affirm the variety of fatalities as they haven’t completed investigating the scene, however based mostly on the variety of survivors, he mentioned 25 persons are feared lifeless.

He additionally mentioned the bus was nonetheless too scorching for them to get inside safely.

Our bodies have been nonetheless contained in the bus hours after the fireplace.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra supplied her condolences in a submit on social media platform X, saying the federal government would handle medical bills and compensate the victims’ households.

Movies posted on social media confirmed your complete bus being engulfed in fireplace with large plumes of black smoke pouring out because it was parked on the street.

The age and different particulars in regards to the college students weren’t but identified.

A rescuer on the scene informed Suriya that the fireplace probably began after one of many tires exploded and the automobile scraped in opposition to a street barrier.

Rescue group Hongsakul Khlong Luang 21 posted on its Fb web page that they discovered not less than 10 our bodies on the bus.