Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2013 8:50:16 GMT 7
Tourists injured after tour bus hits steel beam
Correspondent : Thammarat Pramotmaneerat
Rewriter : Sirinthip Sitabutr
BANGKOK, 9 October 2013 (NNT) - At 22.00 pm on October 8, Police Lieutenant Jakrapob Chimpheongpanao, Makkasan Police Station’s investigation officer, received an emergency call that a tour bus had hit a height-limit steel beam before crossing over the Asoke intersection bridge on Phetchaburi Road, near Don Bosco School.
The accident involved a double-decker tour bus belonging to Phongprasert Tour Company with the license plate 31-3593 from Bangkok. The vehicle was found wrecked with its top ripped open after hitting the steel beam.
A total of 12 people were injured: 11 European tourists and 1 tour guide - all of whom had been sitting on the top deck. The chauffeur, however, received no injuries as he was sitting on the bottom floor.
Police officials have already cleared the area, and will later call in the driver in for more questioning. Judging from the force of the collision, it is believed that the driver was not aware of the steel beam.