PHATTHALUNG: A six-wheeler crashed into a school bus stopped in heavy rain, injuring nine pupils and five adults, on the Phetkasem Highway in Muang district on Friday morning.
The accident happened about 7.10am. The bus, a modified truck with row seats, had stopped on the side of the road to pick up passengers at Moo 3 village of tambon Tha Khae, local police said.
It was taking pupils and parents from Tamot district to schools in Muang district.
A six-wheel cold storage truck registered in Bangkok ran into the back of the bus, which was forced into a roadside ditch by the impact.
Of the 14 injured people, two were in serious condition.
Police were searching for the driver of the cold storage truck.