At least 18 dead as bus' brakes fail

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An overturned bus is pictured after losing control and falling into a ditch during its journey from Bueng Kan to Rayong, resulting in several deaths, in Prachinburi province, Thailand. Photo: Reuters At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand today, after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said.

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