Bus Crash in Northern Thailand Kills 16

A local bus rammed into a tree on a sharp bend on a road in northern Thailand.html target=_blank>Thailand just before dawn on Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and crew and injuring more than 20 others, police said.

Police said the driver of the bus, who died in the accident, lost control shortly before the vehicle reached its destination in the province of Phetchabun, 350 km (220 miles) north of Bangkok.

All 49 passengers and crew on the bus were Thai.








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