
The 8.30am crash, which involved seven trailer trucks, two pick-up trucks and a sedan, occurred on the two-lane No. 304 road (Nakhon Ratchasima-Na dee) in Tambon Bu Phram.
The pile-up started when a trailer truck carrying tapioca flour collided with another trailer truck, causing gas cylinders on the trucks to explode in flames.
Arthit Srisongchai, 39, the driver of the first truck, died at the scene. Sakijpong Khokpa, the driver of the second truck was seriously injured. The female driver of the sedan was also seriously injured.