1st LD Writethru: 5 killed, 33 injured in tour bus crash in Thailand


BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 33 others injured after a tour bus lost control and crashed into trees in southern Thailand on late Wednesday.

The bus with 38 people on board was traveling back from the southern province of Yala when the accident occurred near an intersection in the Chaiya district of Surat Thani province, according to a local public relations office.

The five deceased were killed at the scene of the accident. The injured, including three in serious condition, were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Further details of the bus collision are under investigation.

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