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Buses ready for Songkran
Bus services all over Thailand have been increased to ensure that people can get home in time to celebrate Songkran; the Thai New Year.
The news was announced by Transport Co. Ltd which was aware of the concern of holidaymakers and those wishing to return home that standard scheduled services would be full.
The transport company’s chief, Wuttichart Kalayanimitr, announced that bus services had been increased by as much as 40 per cent on Wednesday, when a significant number of people had already begun to travel home and many tourists were also on the road.
There will be double the normal amount of bus services across the country on April 11 and 12 amounting to about 6,500 services each day.
Songkran is the main holiday of the Thai year and officially runs from April 12 to 16, although many people take to the streets to sling water way beyond these dates.
Chiang Mai is one such place where water throwing has been taken to the extreme. Expect to be drenched anywhere in the city from April 13 to 15 – the actual Songkran dates where most of the festivities are celebrated.
Security in prominent cities and tourist spots will be heightened during the New Year.
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Posted by: Andrew on 09 Apr 2008, 20:36 -
Russian tourists killed in bus crash
Two Russian tourists were killed in a bus accident on Wednesday on a bus tour from Pattaya beach to Bangkok.
The accident occurred around 10:00 on the busy Chon Buri Motorway on Wednesday morning, killing two people and injuring 11, police and hospital sources said.
The bus crashed and overturned close to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, said Highway Police Lt Col Chartchai Kuanjai.
According to Chartchai ‘There was heavy rainfall at the time of the accident and the bus driver collided with a car and then the bus overturned on its side.’
A woman Russian tourist died at the scene of the accident, while another Russian tourist died en route to the hospital.
Nine tourists in all were admitted to Samitivej Srinakkarin Hospital in Bangkok; one of which was said to be in serious condition. Two others were sent to Chulalat Hospital.
The tour bus belonged to the Sermyon Tour company and was taking Russian tourists to visit the Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Keow) in Bangkok.
The Chon Buri Motorway has always been a busy and dangerous stretch of road in the high season and during inclement weather.
During the last decade, Pattaya has become an increasingly popular destination for Russian tourists.
Posted by: Andrew on 29 Feb 2008, 08:09