KAMPHAENG PHET - A Chinese tourist was killed and two other compatriots hurt when a car rammed into a tree at a ditch in Khanu Waralaksaburi district on late Sunday night.
The fatal crash occurred on Phahon Yothin Road in tambon Don Taeng at around 10pm on Sunday, said Pol Lt Arwut Kerdyindee, a duty officer at Khanu Waralaksaburi police station.
Police and rescue workers went to the scene and found a badly damaged Honda car with a Bangkok licence plate at a ditch dividing the road. Three men were found trapped inside the wreckage of the sedan.
The driver was killed and the other two badly hurt. All were Chinese tourists. They were sent to a district hospital, Thai media reported on Monday.
An investigation found that the three tourists had rented the car to make a business dealing in the province. When arriving at the spot, the car failed to negotiate a curve and rammed into a tree at the ditch, said Pol Lt Arwut.
Police were investigating.