Students escape tragedy by the skin of their teeth after driver falls asleep

A group of students from the Chiang Mai Rajabhat University were nearly killed in a road accident on Monday morning after the driver of their van fell asleep and crashed into a roadside tree at 6am.

Police and rescue staff arrived to help the 10 students, two of whom were severely injured and transferred to hospital.

Initial investigation showed they were returning from a camp in Nakhon Ratchasima province, and their driver fell asleep as they were passing through Lampang province.

Students escape tragedy by the skin of their teeth after driver falls asleep

A group of students from the Chiang Mai Rajabhat University were nearly killed in a road accident on Monday morning after the driver of their van fell asleep and crashed into a roadside tree at 6am.

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