At 10:30pm the Nopparat Centre in Krabi was called to the scene of an accident where a tour bus travelling from Phuket to Krabi crashed and landed on its side in a ditch on Petkasem Rd at Baan Lhumtong in Ao Luek.
Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene where they found the Sungai Koluk-Phuket tour bus lying on its side in a ditch with many injured passengers trapped inside.
The body of a woman passenger was found trapped under the wreckage. A crane was used to lift the wrecked bus so that the body could be removed. The body was taken to hospital.
Rescue workers also took the 28 injured passengers to Ao Luekand Krabi hospitals.
Police are currently investigating the circumstances of the accident.