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'I want justice,' says grandma of 6-year-old Thai bus fire victim

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Reuters

<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3070314"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong></strong><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a temple surrounded by fields and forests in the rural area of central Uthai Thani province 300 kilometers from Bangkok, coffins holding the remains of 23 bus fire victims lined up as relatives gathered to mourn on Thursday. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Among them was the grandmother of Tle, a 6-year-old girl who would have turned seven in just a few weeks. Tle was one of the 20 primary school students who were trapped and killed in the fire that engulfed a coach bus on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/1/25-feared-dead-in-school-bus-fire-in-thailand-1806">25 feared dead in school bus fire in Thailand</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sixty-nine year old Tael Narach recounted the tragic day as she was doing the dishes, she got a phone call from her son-in-law, Tle&#x27;s father, that changed her life forever.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;He said, &#x27;mom, have you seen the news yet? The tour bus that your grandchild caught fire; it’s engulfed in flames,&quot; Tael said with a shaky voice.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I fainted right away,&quot; she added.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tael and her husband raised Tle in Uthai Thani along with another grandchild while their parents work in Bangkok.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At first, Tael didn&#x27;t want her to go on the trip, but her parents encouraged them, saying it would be good for her to &#x27;see more of the world.&#x27;</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying over 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Buddhist prayers were scheduled to begin Thursday (October 3) evening and continue for five days, followed by a royal cremation ceremony.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thai police later charged the driver with four offenses, including reckless driving causing death, while the bus and other related matters are still under investigation.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I want justice and support (to get justice) for my grandchild,&quot; Tael told Reuters.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>(Production: Artorn Pookasook, Napat Wesshasartar)</strong></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>In a temple surrounded by fields and forests in the rural area of central Uthai Thani province 300 kilometers from Bangkok, coffins holding the remains of 23 bus fire victims lined up as relatives gathered to mourn on Thursday.</p>

In a temple surrounded by fields and forests in the rural area of central Uthai Thani province 300 kilometers from Bangkok, coffins holding the remains of 23 bus fire victims lined up as relatives gathered to mourn on Thursday.

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'I want justice,' says grandmother of 6-year-old Thai bus fire victim

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Published Oct 03, 2024 02:03 PM PHT

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