Three people were killed and five others injured when a Bangkok-Sa Kaeo passenger van slammed into the back of a 10-wheel truck in Prachin Buri on Saturday.
The accident occurred at Km 13 on Highway 359 in Moo 1, tambon Koh Somboon in Si Maha Phot district.
The van's driver and two female passengers were killed instantly. Five other passengers were injured, three in critical condition, and taken to Si Maha Phot hospital.