After a bus lost control and slammed into a tree in Thailand, at least 14 people were murdered and more than 20 were injured. At half past midnight, the disaster occurred in the country's western province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. Passengers were spotted being pulled from the wreckage by rescuers.

According to official broadcaster ThaiPBS, the bus's front was broken in two following the incident. "All those injured are being treated at hospitals," a statement said, adding that an inquiry into the accident's causes was underway. According to local media, at least 14 passengers were killed and 35 others were injured when a passenger tour bus went off the road and struck with a tree in south Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Tuesday. The bus was on its way from bangkok to Nathawi district in Songkhla province. The reason of the crash is being investigated by authorities.

A bus lost control and slammed into a tree in Thailand, killing 14 people and wounding more than 20, according to a statement released by the state-owned Transport Company on Tuesday.

At half past midnight, the disaster occurred in the country's western province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

According to ThaiPBS, the front of the bus was split in two following the incident.




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