Thailand bus overturns in ditch killing at least 18 passengers

Rescue personnel work to retrieve casualties from an overturned bus, after it lost control and fell into a ditch during its journey from Bueng Kan to Rayong, in Prachinburi province, Thailand, Feb. 26, 2025. (Prachinburi Highway District /Handout via 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.