PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A pre-dawn tour bus crash in Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan province claimed the lives of two passengers and left 13 others injured in the early hours of Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. The accident occurred around 4:50 a.m. along Phet Kasem Road in front of the Phra Mongkut Klao Camp in Tambon Huai Sai.

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Authorities confirmed that the bus, which was en route from Rayong to Don Sak district in Surat Thani, was carrying 28 passengers at the time of the crash. According to Khlong Wan police, the driver, identified only as Tossaporn, 51, admitted to momentarily falling asleep at the wheel. The vehicle veered off the road, collided with a guardrail, and plunged into a ditch in the central median, where it struck an electricity pole.

Emergency responders from the Huai Sai Rescue unit arrived at the scene to find the yellow tour bus heavily damaged and partially lodged in the ditch. Two passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. Thirteen others sustained injuries, five of whom were reported to be in critical condition. All injured victims were rushed to Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital for emergency treatment.

Two people were killed and 13 injured when a tour bus crashed after the driver fell asleep at the wheel on Phet Kasem Road in Prachuap Khiri Khan early Wednesday morning.

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Images from the crash site showed rescue workers working to free passengers from the wreckage amid the crumpled frame of the bus. Authorities have launched a formal investigation into the incident, focusing on potential negligence, the driver’s physical condition, and the vehicle’s maintenance records.

The crash comes amid growing concern over road safety in Thailand, particularly involving long-haul passenger transport. It follows closely on the heels of another high-profile bus accident in Bangkok earlier this week, where brake failure was cited in a crash that injured multiple Indian foreign exchange students.

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Officials have reiterated calls for stricter oversight of tour operators and driver fatigue, as well as more rigorous maintenance checks to help prevent future tragedies on Thailand’s roads.

-Thailand News (TN)