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Bus accident kills 5, injures 40

Published: 3 Sep 2012 at 14.50
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Five passengers were killed and about 40 others injured when a tour bus overturned in Loei province early Monday morning.

Police said the bus was heading for Nakhon Phanom from Chiang Rai and crashed at a sharp curve in the rain at kilometre marker 28 on the Loei-Dan Sai road at the boundary of Phu Rua and Muang districts of Loei province.

Five passengers - four men and one woman - were killed. About 40 others, one of them a Malaysian national, were injured.

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rontorr
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Discussion 2 : 03 Sep 2012 at 19.172
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I Have been on Visa runs in buses on that road, I think I know which corner it was, and the driver probably did not down-shift or miss-shifted at the top of the hill, an experienced driver will double clutch while really revving the engine to get into low at the top of the downhill grade, not stick it into neutral and coast down.
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Discussion 1 : 03 Sep 2012 at 16.081
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to most just a everyday statistic,to some, hurt and greive,the standard of driving it appalling with no deterrents put in place,do these bus drivers and truck drivers have a special license and do thet have regular testing ?
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