The driver was killed and 29 Thai and foreign passengers were injured, two of them seriously, when their tour bus, bound for Bangkok from Chiang Mai, skidded off the road and hit a tree on Tuesday night.
The accident occurred on the Phahonyothin Road in Ban Mae Tia in the Thoen district of Lampang province.
The driver, identified as Churapat Pramaso, became trapped behind the steering wheel, requiring emergency workers to use hand tools to get him out, but he was already dead.
Most of the passengers were only slightly injured, but two suffered more serious injuries. All were taken to Thoen and Lampang hospitals for treatment.
Police think that the slippery road conditions, following heavy rain, might have contributed to the bus driver losing control of the vehicle.
