WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The bus was returning the youngsters after a school trip to the north of the country when it caught fire on the outskirts of Bangkok, at around 12.38pm local time.
The bodies of 20 children and three teachers have been pulled from the charred shell of a bus after it erupted into flames on a field trip in Thailand .
Footage taken shortly after the fatal crash showed the driver attempting to extinguish the fire but he reportedly fled the scene, before eventually handing himself in 61 miles north of Bangkok, according to local media. Firemen took some of the children who were able to escape the blaze into a nearby building, where they were seen being counted.
Rescuers gather at the site of a bus that caught fire, carrying young students with their teachers, in suburban Bangkok, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Many of the rescued passengers suffered burns, with shocking pictures showing a little girl with burn wounds.
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