A passenger bus veered off a curve and lost control in Nakhon Ratchasima on Wednesday night, killing at least 15 persons and injuring about 35, police said.
Pol Col Jeerawat Prayoonsub, a duty office of Udomsub police station, told INN news agency that the double-decker bus hit roadside trees and overturned after the driver failed to take a curve at speed.
The vehicle was descending from a hill on winding Highway 304 in Wang Nam Khiao district near Khao Yai National Park.
The bus was carrying 50 passengers back to Sakon Nakhon from an outing to Chanthaburi when the accident occurred, he added.
At least 15 of those aboard the bus died at the scene, while 35 others were injured and taken to hospital, according to the police. Their condition was not immediately known.
The driver of the bus survived and will be interrogated, according to Pol Col Jeerawat.
The disaster prevention and mitigation office in Nakhon Ratchasima said the accident occurred at 7.30pm.
The injured were sent to Wang Nam Khiao, Maharat, Bangkok Nakhon Ratchasima and Suranari University of Technology hospitals, it added.
