Thai school bus fire

Flowers and toys at funeral for victims

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LAN SAK, Thailand – Weeping parents placed flowers and toys on the coffins of 20 children killed in a Thai school bus inferno as five days of funeral prayers began on Oct 3. Three teachers also died in the incident.

Family members gathered in the assembly hall of Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam school in the northern province of Uthai Thani to console one another and pray for their loved ones.

A huge display of white flowers adorned the 23 coffins, which were topped with portraits of the dead, and offerings of food, drink, and even toy trucks and dolls, to comfort the departed spirits.

Most relatives were too traumatised to speak to reporters, but one grandmother choked back sobs to tell of her pain.