Death toll of Surat Thani bus crash rises to 11

Dhipaya Insurance company said it was paying Bt400,000 per death, while the bus operator, Transport Co, will provide Bt30,000 per death.
The latest victim to succumb to his injuries at Surat Thani Hospital has been identified as Komsan Nontasahakit, 36, while four of the injured victims were discharged from hospital yesterday.
Wuttichat Kanlayanamit, managing director of Transport Co, and Sanya Bunyapukna from the insurance company, visited the 12 victims still being treated in hospital of whom eight are foreigners. Doctors have said that all the injured victims were in a safe condition.
Meanwhile, Wuttichat said his company would provide Bt30,000 for every victim killed and Bt10,000 to each injured passenger, though it might consider increasing the compensation if the cause of the accident is determined. He said he thinks the accident might have been caused by two factors: the driver’s carelessness or a tyre exploding, which made the driver lose control. However, he said, the vehicle was relatively new and had only covered 200,000 kilometres.