Forensic investigators have started collecting evidence from the ill-fated double-decked coach that caught fire today, killing 22 school students and three teachers.
Officials were seen erecting temporary screens around the wreckage, to facilitate the forensic work, which will include the identification of the victims’ bodies.
They are mapping the seating plan on the coach to help identify the bodies, as most were burned beyond recognition.
The tragedy occurred on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, near Zeer Rangsit Department Store in Pathum Thani province, shortly after noon.
The coach was carrying 44 passengers, including six teachers and 38 schoolchildren, when the accident happened.
Sixteen passengers, three teachers and 13 students, managed to escape the fire.
