It is known that there are people affected by the Chumphon tourist bus accident

A passenger vehicle carrying rubber logs collided with a truck yesterday, killing two and injuring several others. The crash occurred in Chumphon province and caused significant disruption and disruption.

The incident took place at 10:30 p.m., said Lieutenant Colonel Khun Bong Khajan of Tha Keta Police Station. The tourist bus from Sombat Tour traveling from Bangkok to Ranong, Thailand, is located in Tratse District. Thakham District, Champhon District He collided with a Hino truck near the Khao Phang Expressway Police Station near the Phu Phang Expressway Police Station.

Chumphon Khet Udomsak Hospital; Tha Sae Hospital Emergency services from Thonburi-Chumphon Hospital and rescue teams from the Chumphon Charitable Foundation rushed to the scene of the bus crash. There were 24 passengers on the bus. There were 28 people on board, including two drivers and two housewives. The front of the bus was damaged along the way with debris and rubber logs strewn across the road.

The bus driver, identified as Thanakorn Uang-ngan was found deceased at the wheel, crushed during the impact. A female bus hostess, seated near the front, also succumbed to her injuries. Rescue workers used hydraulic cutters to extract the bodies from the wreckage.

Further investigation revealed two Isuzu D-Max pick-up trucks were involved in the aftermath of the collision. The first, driven by 45 year old Sornchat Setthaphakinkin, a resident of Nakatam subdistrict, Chumphon, collided with the rear of the tour bus after the crash. The second, another Isuzu D-Max, was unable to brake in time and crashed into the first pick-up truck. The drivers of both pick-up trucks were unharmed.

The 42 year old truck driver, Manoch Noijiew, transporting the rubber wood logs from Pakchan subdistrict, Kra Buri district, Ranong to Trang province, stated he had signalled properly before making the U-turn to refuel.

“I had given all the necessary signals but as I was making the U-turn, I heard a loud crash.”

Sornchat, the driver of the first pick-up truck, explained he was travelling in the left lane at a normal speed of approximately 80 kilometres per hour.

“The accident happened very quickly. The bus collided with the truck, and the next thing I knew, there was a wheel blocking my path.”

Police are currently gathering witness statements and physical evidence from the scene to determine the exact cause of the bus crash. The exact number of injured individuals is still being verified, with many having been transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.