“Somsak” orders the Ministry of Public Health to urgently go to the area where a school bus caught fire.

"Somsak" is saddened by the school bus fire incident, orders the Public Health Department to urgently go to the area to provide initial treatment and transfer 8 people to the hospital, emphasizes the need for the mental health team to help provide relief to the parents after the shocking incident. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin revealed that a school bus caught fire on a school trip on Vibhavadi Road, resulting in both injuries and deaths. He expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. He has ordered the Public Health Department to urgently go to the area to provide assistance to the injured. The Public Health Doctor of Pathum Thani Province reported that the Public Health Department team has gone to the area to help evacuate the injured. At present, 8 people have been sent to nearby hospitals: 6 to Rangsit Hospital and 2 to Rajavithi Hospital 2. 'I have instructed the public health team to strictly follow the relief measures during an incident, which are: 1. Send a team to provide initial medical treatment, 2. Transport the injured to the hospital for further treatment, and 3. Provide mental care for the injured and the relatives of the deceased. This incident is considered a great shock to the parents. Therefore, I have emphasized that the mental support team must immediately go to the area to prevent long-term mental health problems, as this incident has a great impact on the parents' minds. I would like to confirm that the Ministry of Public Health will provide full assistance in this incident,' said the Minister of Public Health. Source: Thai News Agency