Horror as at least ten school children are burned alive inside when their school bus explodes on Thai motorway
At least ten school children were burned alive when their school bus exploded on a Thai motorway.
At least ten school children were burned alive when their school bus exploded on a Thai motorway.
The bus was carrying kids from the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani province when it caught fire on a road in Pathum Thani province on the outskirts of Bangkok at around 12.38pm local time.
Dramatic footage shows flames engulfing the entire vehicle as firefighters battled to put out the inferno.
Officials said at least 10 children were killed. They said they were in Grade 3, making them around nine or ten years old.
Pictures from the scene showed their charred corpses in the burned-out vehicle.
The bus was carrying kids from the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani province when it caught fire on a road in Pathum Thani province on the outskirts of Bangkok at around 12.38pm local time
The rescued children (like the girl pictured above) suffered burn injuries
Dramatic footage shows flames engulfing the entire vehicle as firefighters battled to put out the inferno
Firemen took some of the children who were able to escape the blaze into a nearby building, where they were seen being counted
Firemen took some of the children who were able to escape the blaze into a nearby building, where they were seen being counted.
Rescue workers said that at least 19 out of the 42 passengers, including teachers and pupils have been rescued, while others remained missing.
The cause of the fire was under investigation and police have cordoned off the area.
