A bus is pulled to safety after being washed off the road by a flash flood. <br /><br />The vehicle tried to drive through 50cm deep water during heavy rain in Phetchaburi, Thailand, on November 21. But a sudden surge in the current washed the bus perilously close to a river where was trapped on its side between two rocks - inches from disaster.<br /><br />The passengers and driver scrambled to safety before tractors arrived to haul the bus back onto the road. <br /><br />Climbing back into the vehicle, driver Chaleaw Buasawai, 75, said: ‘’I’ve been a driver for 30 years and never experienced an event like this.<br /><br />‘’Before the accident, I dropped off some passengers and then drove back. The route was very watery, so I slowed down to drive through it. I didn’t realise how severe the flood was. <br /><br />‘’The water blew the bus across the road and fell into the river opposite. Luckily the bus was hanging in a groove. Everybody got out and called for help.''
