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OAG offers free legal aid to victims of Prachin Buri bus accident

OAG offers free legal aid to victims of Prachin Buri bus accident

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The OAG’s Public Rights Protection and Legal Aid office is offering free legal assistance for inheritance, insurance claims and other related matters

Kosolwat Inthuchanyong, deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the injured following a tour bus accident in Prachin Buri province. 

The crash, which occurred at about 3.20am on Wednesday, killed 18 of the 49 passengers and left many others injured. 

 He said the OAG’s Office of Public Rights and Legal Aid stands ready to assist, adding that families of the deceased or the injured seeking support for inheritance claims, insurance compensation or legal proceedings can contact the Public Rights and Legal Aid Office in Bueng Kan province for assistance. The help will be provided for free under the OAG regulations. 

For matters related to insurance claims, damages or other legal concerns, individuals can reach the Bueng Kan Public Rights Protection Prosecutor at 042 491 736. Prosecutors from the Public Rights Protection and Legal Aid Office are also at hand to help the public, and for urgent matters, people can also call the prosecutors’ hotline at 1157, he said. 

“I have informed the Public Rights Protection and Legal Aid office in Bueng Kan province about this matter, and there will be coordination with the office in the area where the accident occurred,” Kosolwat said.

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