More than 20 feared dead after school bus catches fire in Thailand – officials

The country’s interior minister said officials could not yet confirm the number of fatalities (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, with more than 20 of those on board feared dead, officials and rescuers said.

The bus was carrying 44 passengers from central Uthai Thani province for a school trip in Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces, transport minister Suriya Jungrungruengkit told reporters at the scene.