Autocatastrophe in Thailand - 17 dead

As a result of the car accident in Thailand, 17 people died, 50 were injured. This was reported today by representatives of the metropolitan police.

As the ITAR-TASS phone officer of the Road Police of Bangkok said, "according to preliminary information, there were no Russians, as well as other foreign citizens, on the buses of Ratchashima Tour."

The incident occurred on Friday evening in the province of Ratchasima, when the passenger bus, which was following from Bangkok, lost control and rolled over, flying into the oncoming lane. After crossing the chipper, he crashed at high speed into another passenger bus and truck.

As a result of the accident, 12 passengers of buses were killed, both drivers and three passengers of the truck.