Thailand Tourist Bus Crash Kills 13 Passengers, Mostly Malaysians

Thailand bus — Commuters look out from a bus at Victory Monument in Bangkok June 3, 2014. Reuters/Erik De Castro

A tourist bus carrying 25 passengers plunged off a roadside pit in northern Thailand’s Chian Mai province Sunday morning, killing 13 people, Xinhua News reported, citing the Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai. Twelve deceased were Malaysian nationals and one Thai tour guide, the consulate general said, adding that there were no Chinese casualties.

The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. local time (11:30 p.m. EST Saturday), Xinhua reported, adding that police are determining the cause of the crash. Those injured were taken to local hospital.

Photos of the accident posted on social media showed a completely destroyed bus overturned in a pit.

NST_Online: 11 #Malaysians killed in northern #Thailand bus crash Read More : https://t.co/yLRb1uvZd3 pic.twitter.com/z1z9xPvOO8
— Malaysia News (@Malaysia_Latest) December 20, 2015

Tourist bus crashes in #Thailand, 13 dead https://t.co/uiholMyT3N #ChiangMai #tourists pic.twitter.com/WRNKvwKemb
— Gulf-Times (@GulfTimes_QATAR) December 20, 2015

At least 10 people killed after a bus carrying 25 passengers overturned in Chiang Mai, Thailand, local media said. pic.twitter.com/zQIMDGF61u
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) December 20, 2015

Fatal road accidents have been common occurrence in Thailand. In October, World Health Organization (WHO) stated in a report that Thailand had the world's second most dangerous roads with 36.2 fatalities per 100,000 people. According to WHO, the official number of road deaths in Thailand for 2012 was 14,059.

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