At least 10 children aged 9 & 10 dead as school bus carrying year 3 pupils bursts into flames in Thailand

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OVER 10 children aged nine and ten have died after a school bus carrying year three pupils tragically burst into flames in Thailand.

The bus was taking 44 passengers, including teachers, from the central Uthai Thani province to Ayutthaya on a school trip.

The burnt out bus was carrying the kids with their teachers on a school trip[/caption]

Social media footage shows the entire bus engulfed in fire with huge plumes of black smoke pouring out as it was parked on the road.

Shocking pictures reveal how severely the double decker bus was damaged – with almost its entire body blackened.

A rescuer at the scene said that the fire likely started after one of the bus’s tires exploded and the vehicle scraped against a road barrier.

Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said bodies were still inside the bus hours after it caught fire and the bus was still too hot for them to enter safely.

Officials are still investigating the scene but fear that 25 are dead and a local rescue group said on Facebook that they found at least 10 bodies on the bus.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra offered her condolences in a post on social media platform X.

She said the Thai government would take care of medical expenses and compensate the victims families.