3 killed as van collides with truck in Prachin Buri
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Three people were killed and five injured yesterday when a public van collided with a truck in Prachin Buri's Sri Maha Pho district.
Two female passengers in the van, which was travelling on a Bangkok-Sa Kaew-Soi Dao route, and the van’s male driver were killed. One of the female victims was identified as Kun Suthiyot, 70, a resident of Soi Dao district in Chanthaburi province. The identities of the other two victims was not available yesterday.
Four other female passengers were in critical condition, and an injured boy was recovering from less serious injuries.
The van slammed into the back of a 10-wheel truck transporting soil to a construction site on Highway 359 to widen the road.
The truck’s driver, identified as Suphan Pannapang, fled the scene.
