MEP: A passenger van overturned and caught fire on a highway in Thailand, leaving at least 11 school teachers dead, the Thai Rath daily newspaper reports.
The accident occurred when the teachers were trapped in the burning vehicle after the Friday night crash on a highway in Chonburi, southeast of Bangkok.
Only four women, including the driver who was a staff member of the school administration, survived the accident. They were able to get out of the minibus after breaking the window glass just when the fire was starting.
Thailand roads are among the world’s most dangerous. Speeding and other traffic violations are common and law enforcement on the highways is lax.
