A Kenyan funeral video is circulating in posts about victims of a school bus accident in Thailand

It circulated online after a devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said (archived link).

The inferno struck the bus on a highway in a northern suburb of Bangkok as it was carrying 38 children – from kindergarten age to young teenagers – and six teachers on a school trip.

It is believed to be the deadliest road accident in a decade in Thailand, which has one of the world’s worst road safety records, with around 20,000 fatalities per year.

The same clip from before the crash in Thailand was shared on Facebook along with a similar false claim here and here; and on TikTok here.

Funeral at a Kenyan school

A reverse image search on Google found a video posted on YouTube by Citizen TV Kenya on September 26, 2024 (archived link).

The white and gold caskets correspond to the features shown in the circulation contributions.

“Endarasha victims bid farewell / Funeral service for 21 students who died in dormitory fire,” the report’s news ticker reads.

Below is a screenshot comparison of the fake post (left) and the video published by Citizen TV Kenya (right):

AFP published similar footage of the memorial service on the same day (archived link).

“A memorial service will be held in Mweiga for 21 boys aged nine to 13 who died in an overnight fire in their dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Academy in central Kenya on September 26,” the video’s caption reads.

The cause of the fatal dormitory fire is still under investigation.

After the Thai school bus inferno, AFP also reported on the funeral prayers for the 20 children and three teachers killed.

A massive display of white flowers decorated 23 coffins decorated with portraits of the dead and offerings of food and drink — and even toy trucks and dolls — to comfort the departed spirits (archived link).

Photos taken at the event by AFP photographer Chanakarn Laosarakham differ from the scene shown in the false posts.

AFP has exposed more false posts following the school bus accident in Thailand.