A van returning from a boat racing festival in Nakhon Phanom Province had a tire blow out on a road in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, causing the van to lose control and crash into a tree on the side of the road. Eight passengers were injured, one of whom died at the hospital. At approximately 5:30 p.m. yesterday in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, the radio center of the Sawang Methee Thammasathan Foundation Rescue Unit in Sam Roi Yot received a report from a good citizen that there was a personal van accident where a tire burst, causing it to lose control and hit a tree on the side of the road, resulting in many passengers being injured in the area of ??Sala Lai Subdistrict, Sam Roi Yot District. Therefore, the police and rescue units were contacted to go to the scene. When they arrived, they found a Toyota van overturned in a ditch on the side of the road next to a large tree. They found a number of injured people, so the officers took them to the hospital. In addition, there were passengers still trapped in the wreckage of the car. The officers had to use cutting equipment to open the door, but they still found bags of clothes blocking the way. It took more than half an hour for the officers to lift the bags out, cut the seats that were blocking the way, and transport the injured people out. Most of the injured passengers had broken arms and legs. All 8 were women aged between 60-70 years old. The 3 men, the driver and the passenger behind the driver, were not injured. The passenger next to the driver was injured in the knee. The latest update is that one of the 8 injured people died at the hospital. According to the driver, the van was carrying 10 tourists back from watching the Loi Krathong festival in Nakhon Phanom Province. They intended to stay overnight in Prachuap Province. However, when they arrived at the scene, the rear tire exploded. He tried to control the van but could not. The van spun out of control and hit a tree, causing the injuries mentioned. Source: Thai News Agency
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