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8 The fire-gutted bus after it was towed to Ban Haet police station in Ban Haet district of Khon Kaen on Tuesday. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)
KHON KAEN: The driver of the tour bus that burst into flames early on Tuesday, killing five passengers and injuring 12 others, has been charged with reckless driving causing deaths and injuries.
The fatal fire occurred about 12.30am on Tuesday on the Mittraphap highway in Ban Haet district, shortly after the Bangkok-bound bus, with 33 passengers on board, left the Khon Kaen terminal.
Pol Col Thanomsak Sopha, the Ban Haet police chief, said on Wednesday that the driver, Patsadee Kham-on, 48, of Maha Sarakham s Borabue district, who also sustained burns, had been charged.