Three trail runners were killed and 16 others injured when their bus plunged into a ravine as it was making its ascent in the Phnom Dangrek mountain range, in Phu Sing district of Si Sa Ket province, on Sunday morning.
The trail runners were participating in the Suranaree Trail 2023 (Season 2).
According to the Khukhan district emergency unit’s webpage, several runners were trapped in the wreckage after the accident and they had to use power tools to cut through the twisted metal to extract them. They were rushed to hospitals in Phu Singh and nearby districts.
Full details of the accident and the condition of the survivors are not known at the time of this report.
