Two men, 14 buffaloes killed in Phayao truck crash

Two men and 14 water buffaloes have been killed when a truck transporting 20 buffaloes lost control and overturned in Phayao’s Muang district, east of Chiang Mai.Police say the incident happened at 4.48am on the Ban San Khajao-Huay Nam Khao road in Tambon Tha Wang Thong, Phayao.

The truck driver, Kitisak Phanphon and his passenger Kamphol Srikham, both 30 years old, were killed. Fourteen of the animals were also killed when the truck overturned, the rest were injured.

Rescuers had to use iron cutters to free the men from the truck. Police say the truck lost control at the curve of the road and overturned, apparently because of the weight of the animals.

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SOURCE: The Nation

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