The Office of the Attorney General claims that absentee parents of several children killed in the bus fire have tried to claim the 1.2 million baht compensation even though they had no role in raising the children.

Their demands for compensation follow the bus inferno that killed 20 children and three teachers on a school field trip from Wat Khao Praya Sangkharam School. The bus caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Pathum Thani.

Mr. Kosolwat Inthuchanyong, head of the office for rights protection and legal support under the Office of the Attorney General, said corrective actions are being implemented to assist the parents of the deceased and injured children and teachers, but certain issues don’t add up.

He added that the government pays compensation to impacted families while prosecutors stand by to help recipients complete necessary paperwork so they can receive the compensation to which they are entitled.

Problems have arisen, as some parents of certain children have come forward to seek compensation even though they had no role in their upbringing. From an early age, these parents left the children in the care of relatives or grandparents.

children , parents,bus fire — Mourners gather to witness the cremation ceremony for the victims of a school bus fire – Post Image.

While some children were under the care of single parents, now the absentee parents challenge their right to compensation, either fully or in part.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit announced that legal charges will be filed against the company and individuals involved in the illegal installation of extra CNG cylinders in the bus that caught fire on Tuesday.

On Thursday, the company did not follow the order to send five buses for inspection to the land transport office in Lop Buri. Transport ministry officers tracked the buses’ GPS systems and found them at a garage in Nakhon Ratchasima.

When officials arrived, garage workers were caught removing extra CNG gas tanks from five buses, leading to their seizure. The minister stated that the installation of CNG gas tanks on buses is limited to a maximum of six per vehicle. All the buses, including the one that caught fire, had eleven cylinders.