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Bus crashes in Korat, 31 injured

Rescue workers retrieve injured passengers from the overturned Rayong-bound bus in Nakhon Ratchasima province early on Wednesday. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Thirty-one passengers were injured when a bus travelling from Nong Khai to Rayong ran off the road in Non Sung district in the early hours of Wednesday.

The bus, carrying 44 passengers, ran off the Mittaphab Highway into the centre dividing ditch and overturned in tambon Don Chomphu around 2.40am, the Hook 31 rescue team reported.

The bus is operated by 407 Pattaya Co.

Emergency response teams helped the passengers out of the bus. A total of 31 passengers sustained injuries, two of them were in a serious condition. They were rushed to Nong Sung Hospital.

Police believed the driver fell asleep at the wheel. They were investigating.

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