The brakes failed on a tour bus carrying 49 people, caused it to overturn down a highway section in Prachinburi province, 96 miles of east of Bangkok, at around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Reuters and local outlet Nation Thailand reported.

Bangkok — A chartered bus overturned in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, killing 18 people and injuring 31, officials said. The accident occurred in Prachinburi province during an overnight journey from northern Thailand to coastal Rayong province for a municipal study tour.

At least 18 people have been killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand after a tour bus rolled upside down into a ditch, police said. “It was a downhill road and the brakes failed, and the driver lost control of the vehicle before it overturned,

BANGKOK (Reuters) -At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said. "It was a downhill road and the brakes failed,

The recent bus crash that overturned and killed many children is not just another road safety incident. This type of incident forms part of a pattern that has not been addressed let alone answered. The purpose of a collision investigation (they are not accidents) is to determine the root cause to provide information to prevent such incidents form occurring again.

A tragic bus accident in Thailand's Prachinburi province resulted in 18 deaths after the vehicle's brakes failed on a downhill road. Following the incident, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra emphasized stricter vehicle safety inspections to prevent future accidents.

A tour bus accident in Thailand's Prachinburi province resulted in the deaths of eighteen people. The brakes failed on a downhill road, causing the driver to lose control before the vehicle overturned.

BANGKOK, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people were killed and 31 others injured in a bus accident in eastern Thailand on Wednesday, authorities said.

A chartered bus rolled upside down into a ditch in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, killing 18 people and injuring 31, officials said.

BANGKOK — A chartered bus overturned in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, killing 18 people and injuring 31, officials said. The accident occurred in Prachinburi province during an ...