Thirteen Malaysians killed in Doi Saket bus crash December 2015
The families of thirteen Malaysian tourists that were killed in a horror bus crash in Doi Saket in December 2015 received a total of 24.7 million baht in compensation from the government and insurance companies at Chiang Mai City Hall on March 23, 2016.
Deputy Governor Puthipong Sirimart gave the funds to Leowania Leow Sui Yin, Second Secretary for the Embassy of Malaysia to Thailand and Narumol Yindeesuk who acted as representatives for the families of the thirteen victims who died in the crash that occurred on December 20, 2015.
Leowania Leow Sui Yin and Narumol Yindeesuk acted as representatives for the families of the thirteen victims in the December 2015 bus crash to accept the insurance and government payouts totaling 24.7 million baht.
Viriyah Insurance Co., Ltd. paid out 600,000 baht for each victim, totaling 7,800,000 Baht; Bangkok Insurance Co., Ltd paid 1 million baht each totaling 13,000,000 baht and the Help and Remedy for Foreign Tourists Fund (in case of death) at the Ministry of Tourism and Sports paid 300,000 baht each totaling 3,900,000 baht The families of the victims received 1.9 million baht each.
The accident occurred on December 20, 2015 when a bus owned by Weeraphan Tour Co., Ltd. contained twenty-three Malaysian passengers saw the brakes fail at marker KM.43, in Baan Pangfan, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai. The bus careened off the road, killing thirteen Malaysian tourists, their Thai tour guide and injuring nine others.
