As a reminder, yesterday a serious accident was reported in which a passenger bus overturned and injured 13 Israeli tourists with varying degrees of injury, including the seriously injured. On the findings, the bus driver fell asleep, veered off the road and overturned. The wounded Israelis are being referred to local hospitals and the families have been informed.
A tourist bus accident in Laos left 25 foreigners injured, but no Thai nationals were involved. Thai officials swiftly provided aid and blood donations. What measures should be taken to ensure tourist safety in such regions? #LaosAccident #TravelSafety #TourismNews pic.twitter.com/IClyKfiosL
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after the accident yesterday: “Last night there was a serious car accident in Laos involving Israeli travelers. The Department for Israelis Abroad and the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam worked around the clock from the moment they received the news of the car accident to arrange for the transfer of the injured Israelis to medical treatment in Thailand. Currently, 13 Israelis are known to be injured.”