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	The accident, which resulted in a five-vehicle pile-up, occurred at around 1am on a bypass road in Tambon Na Katam, Tha Sae district.</div>
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	Police said the Bangkok-bound trailer truck, which was carrying plywood, was speeding when it crashed into the buses.&nbsp;</div>
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	The truck driver, Prasit Pakdee, 34, was pronounced dead at Chumphonkhetudom-sakdi Hospital.&nbsp;</div>
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	The 14 injured were bus passengers.&nbsp;</div>
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	A Toyota Vios sedan and a Toyota pickup were also caught up in the accident, which affected traffic flow for hours . It was reported that the traffic congestion was 10-kilometre-long.&nbsp;</div>
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