Brit tourists among dozens injured in horror bus crash as coach flipped over & ended up laying on side in Thailand

BRITISH tourists were among dozens injured when a bus crashed on a highway in southern Thailand.

The holidaymakers were visiting the island of Koh Samui when the bus lost control and flipped.

Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress

British tourists were among dozens injured when a bus crashed on a highway in southern Thailand[/caption]

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The bus lost control and flipped on the highway[/caption]

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Emergency rescuers rushed to the scene[/caption]

Those onboard screamed as the vehicle veered off the road and flipped over on the grass verge.

E,ergecny rescuers rushed to the scene found the overturned coach lying on its side.

Firemen used cutting equipment to extract the tourists still trapped inside.

Footage shows medics applying first aid to the injured tourists and volunteers collecting their bags from the wreckage.

Authorities said 10 tourists were taken to nearby hospitals while others were treated at the scene.

One of them was identified as a 23-year-old British passenger.

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