The owner of Chin But Tour, a tour bus company, provided testimony to police following a tragic bus fire that injured and killed several teachers and students from Wat Khao Phra Yang School in Uthai Thani on October 1, 2024. The incident occurred around noon on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, near a memorial in Pathum Thani.
On October 2, 2024, at 16:00, police summoned Mr. Songsak Chin But, the company’s owner, for questioning. Accompanied by his lawyer, Mr. Songsak spent approximately three hours in the interrogation room and later stated briefly that he is willing to provide support to the victims’ families and confirmed his attendance at the victims’ funerals. Following this, he and his family left the police station.
Additionally, it has been reported that Somnuk Janbut, the 48-year-old bus driver linked to the incident, was sent to the Thanyaburi Provincial Court earlier that day, where bail was denied.
This article was rewritten from a Thairath’s news article.