BANGKOK — A chartered bus overturned in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, killing 18 people and injuring 31, officials said. The accident occurred in Prachinburi province during an overnight journey from northern Thailand to coastal Rayong province for a municipal study tour.

Chinese state-owned Chery Automobile’s Thai subsidiary, Omoda & Jaecoo (Thailand) Company Ltd, said it aims to have a local content of between 45% and 50% in its Thai-made electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of the year.

At least 18 people have died and 31 are injured after a tour bus fell down a ditch in eastern Thailand, according to multiple reports. The brakes failed on a bus carrying 49 people, causing it to overturn down a highway section in Prachinburi province,

The vehicle was reportedly one of three double-decker buses that were carrying local government officials on a study visit.

BANGKOK — A chartered bus overturned in ... during an overnight journey from northern Thailand to coastal Rayong province for a municipal study tour. The Department of Land Transport said ...

Eighteen people have been killed and 31 injured when a chartered bus overturned in eastern Thailand BANGKOK ... province during an overnight journey from northern Thailand to coastal Rayong ...

A chartered bus rolled upside down into a ditch in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, killing 18 people and injuring 31, officials said.