It seems the 18 holiday-makers who were killed on Wednesday night when a double-decker bus crashed in Nakhon Ratchasima were victims of careless driving.
Most people think the driver Kritsana Chuthachuen deserves condemnation. Yes, he confessed to driving too fast when the bus hit a central barrier before swerving and colliding with an oncoming truck. On top of that, he is a drug user, having taken amphetamines during the doomed trip. Further checks found he had been charged with drug offences between 2002 and 2013.
But, in my opinion, coming to such a conclusion is too easy. By looking at this as an isolated case involving a "bad guy" -- Mr Kritsana the driver -- without mentioning the other culprits is useless and will lead us nowhere.
