KANCHANABURI - The driver was killed and 22 passengers injured when their tour bus ran off the road and into a hillside in Si Sawat district on Friday morning.
The accident happened on the hilly Srinakarind Dam-Si Sawat Road in tambon Tha Kradan, Si Sawat police said.
It was reported to police about 11.10am on Friday.
The bus was carrying 23 Thai tourists from Sing Buri, who were heading home after camping and rafting in Si Sawat district when the crash occurred. The driver lost control going down the hill road at Tabtao curve. The bus first hit a low concrete barrier and then ploughed into the hillside.
The crash killed driver Supachai Sukchuen, 32. His body was trapped in the bus. Twenty-two passengers sustained injuries, three of them were badly hurt. They were rushed to nearby Tha Kradan Hospital.
Emergency vehicles block the curving road at the scene of Friday morning's bus crash in Si Sawat district in Kanchanaburi. (Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen)