At least 16 killed and many injured in Korat road accident Wednesday night

At least 16 people were killed on Wednesday evening when their double-deck coach crashed with a 18-wheel truck before slamming into roadside shops in in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Wang Nam Khieo district.

Witnesses told police that the driver of the coach survived the accident and escaped from the scene. The accident took place on Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri Highway and when police and rescue workers arrived at the scene, they found the coach and and the truck crashed into roadside trees and stalls.

The coach had 50 passenger on-board. The rescue workers got 16 bodies out of the wrecked bus and rushed 34 injured persons to hospitals.

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