Six marine officials killed as van slams into tree, Chumpon
Investigators are blaming a burst tyre on a passenger van that crashed, killing six Marine Department officials in Chumpon, heading back from Phuket towards Bangkok.
The officials were killed and five others seriously injured after their van struck a tree in Sawi district, Chumphon province yesterday morning.
A burst front-left tyre has been blamed for the 10am accident following preliminary investigations. The van plunged into a ditch and smashed against a tree. Four people, including the van driver, were killed instantly following the impact while seven others were seriously injured. The critically injured officials were taken to nearby hospitals but died soon after.
The officials – all male between 42 and 58 years old – were returning from Phuket, where they were helping dredge canals.
