Seven people in a passenger van were killed when it crashed into a road sign in Chon Buri province on Saturday morning.
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Police said the passenger van, with the licence plate 10-3101 Rayong, was running between Bangkok and Map Ta Phut. The vehicle was carrying a driver and nine passengers.
The accident occurred at about 8:20am in Bang Lamung district.
Witnesses told police that the vehicle was travelling at high speed, lost control, ran into the road sign, and fell into a ditch.
The compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuelled van quickly caught fire.
Among the seven fatalities were five women and two men.
Two woman passengers, Arunsri Kraisit, aged 41, and Sripai Semsuksai, 56, and the driver, Chuchart Pothichai, 50, were injured and taken to hospital.
Police suspected that Mr Chuchart had dozed off while driving.