PHETCHABUN - A pickup truck ran into a school bus, slightly injuring 31 students, in Muang district on Monday morning.
Phetchabun police said the accident was reported about 7am on Highway No.113 linking Phetchabun and Phichit provinces.
A dark blue pickup truck adapted for use as a school bus was hit head-on by a white pickup truck about one kilometre from Wat Wang Chompoo.
Both vehicles were severely damaged and their drivers were rushed to a nearby hospital. All 31 students, ranging from kindergarten to Prathom 6, on the blue pickup were also taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Prida Brutnok, 43, the driver of the school truck, told police he was taking the students from a village on the mountain down to Ban Wang Chompoo School. He was on a downhill curve when hit by the white pickup, which was travelling uphill and trying to overtake another vehicle.
Mr Prida was slightly injured, while the driver of the white pickup was reported in a stable condition.
The police were investigating.