Bus crash in Eastern Thailand kills at least 18

A bus crashed and killed 18 people in Thailand on Wednesday after the brakes apparently failed as it went down a hill, police said. The vehicle was one of three double-decker buses carrying local government officials on a field trip when it veered off the road in Prachin Buri province, east of the capital Bangkok.

A total of 49 people were on board when the bus crashed, and the survivors have been taken for treatment to two hospitals. Thailand has one of the worst road safety records in the world, with around 20,000 people killed every year according to the World Health Organization.