At least 23 killed after school bus carrying children and their teachers bursts into flames in Thailand --[Reported by Umva mag]

AT LEAST 23 people have been killed after a school bus carrying children and teachers burst into flames in the middle of the road. The bus was en route to a school trip when a raging inferno engulfed the coach in one of the deadliest road accidents in decades. Jam Press VidA raging inferno engulfed the coach in one of the deadliest road accidents in decades[/caption] The burnt out bus was carrying the kids with their teachers on a school tripAP Rescuers in Thailand battled to put out the inferno that broke out at a road at middayAP RexThai forensic police officers inspect a burnt bus that was carrying students and teachers on Vibhavadi Rangsit road[/caption] Social media footage shows charred wreckage after plumes of black smoke poured out as firefighters battled to put out the fire. Shocking pictures reveal how severely the double decker bus was damaged – with almost its entire body blackened while being parked on a road in Bangkok. Firemen took the children who were able to escape the blaze into a nearby building, where they were seen being counted. The coach was carrying kids from the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam school before it caught fire on a road in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok at around 12.38pm. The owner of Chinnaboot Tour company said his buses picked up students from school before travelling to the head office of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, 155 miles away. A rescuer at the scene said that the fire likely started after one of the bus’s tires exploded and the vehicle scraped against a road barrier. One teacher said on the roadside: “We are from Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani with three buses. The incident occurred on the second bus.” Bodies of the victims were burnt so badly that Trairong said authorities could not confirm how many of them were young children. Cops will now have to conduct DNA tests to verify the identity of the remains. A driver of one of the school vehicles in the convoy told local media that he saw the front wheel of the bus explode before flames appeared. A witness said they heard an explosion before seeing the bus travelling quickly before bursting into flames and smoke. Another bystander said they saw school pupils huddle together inside the vehicle as officers were hesitant to approach the scene while the bus was still burning. Some of the children who managed to survive suffered horrific burns to their faces, mouths and eyes, Barrons reports. Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said bodies were still inside the bus hours after it caught fire and the bus was still too hot for them to enter safely. A local rescue group said on Facebook that they found at least 10 bodies on the bus. Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said the causes of the incident were still be investigated. The blaze was later extinguished. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra offered her condolences in a post on social media platform X. She said: “I have learned of the fire on a bus carrying students from Uthai Thani … resulting in deaths and injuries. “As a mother, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the injured and deceased.” The Thai PM added that the Thai government would take care of medical expenses and compensate the victims families. APRescuers are still investigating the causes behind the fatal crash[/caption]

AT LEAST 23 people have been killed after a school bus carrying children and teachers burst into flames in the middle of the road.

The bus was en route to a school trip when a raging inferno engulfed the coach in one of the deadliest road accidents in decades.

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A raging inferno engulfed the coach in one of the deadliest road accidents in decades[/caption]

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Thai forensic police officers inspect a burnt bus that was carrying students and teachers on Vibhavadi Rangsit road[/caption]

Social media footage shows charred wreckage after plumes of black smoke poured out as firefighters battled to put out the fire.

Shocking pictures reveal how severely the double decker bus was damaged – with almost its entire body blackened while being parked on a road in Bangkok.

Firemen took the children who were able to escape the blaze into a nearby building, where they were seen being counted.

The coach was carrying kids from the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam school before it caught fire on a road in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok at around 12.38pm.

The owner of Chinnaboot Tour company said his buses picked up students from school before travelling to the head office of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, 155 miles away.

A rescuer at the scene said that the fire likely started after one of the bus’s tires exploded and the vehicle scraped against a road barrier.

One teacher said on the roadside: “We are from Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani with three buses. The incident occurred on the second bus.”

Bodies of the victims were burnt so badly that Trairong said authorities could not confirm how many of them were young children.

Cops will now have to conduct DNA tests to verify the identity of the remains.

A driver of one of the school vehicles in the convoy told local media that he saw the front wheel of the bus explode before flames appeared.

A witness said they heard an explosion before seeing the bus travelling quickly before bursting into flames and smoke.

Another bystander said they saw school pupils huddle together inside the vehicle as officers were hesitant to approach the scene while the bus was still burning.

Some of the children who managed to survive suffered horrific burns to their faces, mouths and eyes, Barrons reports.

Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said bodies were still inside the bus hours after it caught fire and the bus was still too hot for them to enter safely.

A local rescue group said on Facebook that they found at least 10 bodies on the bus.

Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said the causes of the incident were still be investigated. The blaze was later extinguished.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra offered her condolences in a post on social media platform X.

She said: “I have learned of the fire on a bus carrying students from Uthai Thani … resulting in deaths and injuries.

“As a mother, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the injured and deceased.”

The Thai PM added that the Thai government would take care of medical expenses and compensate the victims families.

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Rescuers are still investigating the causes behind the fatal crash[/caption]

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