A bus driver has been fined 5,000 baht for packing too many passengers into his vehicle, forcing some who had bought tickets for seats to sit in the aisle and on the steps.
Thawatchai Wiriyajit, a Land Transport official in Khon Kaen, said yesterday the provincial office in Nakhon Ratchasima had ordered the driver to pay a 5,000-baht fine for breaching safety regulations.
The fine followed a complaint posted on the Thailandreport News Facebook page on Sunday showing pictures of passengers standing and sitting in the aisle of the bus.
On Sunday, 11 Khon Kaen University students bought tickets to go to Khon Kaen at Nakhon Ratchasima station. When they boarded the bus, however, they found all the seats occupied -- and the driver immediately pulled out of the station, the post said.
A bus conductor then told the students and other standing passengers to sit in the aisle or any other spot they could find. "We felt cheated," the post said.
