SURAT THANI – Nine students sustained minor injuries on Tuesday afternoon when their chartered bus was involved in an accident during heavy rain in Kanchanadit district. According the Bangkok Post, the students were returning from a field trip when the incident occurred on Highway 44 near kilometer marker 117+200.

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The double-decker bus, carrying 37 students and two teachers from Na San School in Surat Thani, was traveling back from a visit to Khanom district in neighboring Nakhon Si Thammarat province. According to rescue workers from Kanchanadit Rescue, the bus sideswiped a grey sedan before veering off the rain-slicked roadway and crashing into a line of trees. The vehicle came to a stop without overturning.

SURAT THANI – Nine students on a field trip received minor injuries when their chartered bus sideswiped a car and then veered off the highway in heavy rain on Tuesday.

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Three boys and six girls, all between 11 and 12 years old, were transported to Kanchanadit Hospital for treatment after complaining of pain in their arms and legs. The grey sedan involved in the incident sustained damage to its front left side, and two of its passengers also suffered minor injuries. Preliminary investigations by police suggest a minor collision between the vehicles caused the bus driver to lose control on the wet road surface. All injured individuals were reported to be in stable condition following the accident.

-Thailand News (TN)