Relatives of Lampang victims to sue bus company
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RELATIVES OF the people killed in an accident in Lampang province on Wednesday are planning to sue the transport company whose bus plunged off a mountainside killing 22 passengers and wounding 17 others.
Ruenthong Tansathitikorn, who lost her mother, said Weeraphan Tour & Travel had not even bothered to have staff attend the funerals or even sent wreaths. She said she was leading a group of relatives to consider filing a class-act lawsuit against the firm.
A local administrative body in Chiang Mai, where most of the victims and their relatives are based, set up a bank account to receive donations. Donors can deposit money in Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Chiang Mai, Saraphi branch savings account number 020026936075.
Mayor Thawatchai Chaikaew, who heads the body, said a religious ceremony would be held to bless the families and ward off bad luck once the funerals have been completed.
Most of the funerals are being held in Chiang Mai after the bodies of the victims were retrieved from the morgue of the Lampang General Hospital. Ruenthong said she drove from Chon Buri to Lampang after learning of the accident.
