An interprovincial bus heading from the Northeast to Bangkok lies on a road median in Ayutthaya's Bang Pa-in district on Monday morning. Twenty-nine passengers were hurt. (Photo by Sunthorn Pongpao)AYUTTHAYA: Twenty-nine passengers were hurt when an interprovincial passenger bus travelling from the Northeast to Bangkok plunged into a ditch in Bang Pa-in district on Monday morning. The Bangkok-bound bus, carrying almost 50 passengers, veered off Phahon Yothin Road at kilometre maker 53 and plunged into the ditch dividing the road. The accident occurred in tambon Chiang Rak Noi, Bang Pa-in district at around 9am on Monday, said Pol Col Sanga Theerasaranyanont, deputy Ayutthaya police chief.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2018 08:26 UTC