Two children among 11 burned to death in Thai van crash

BANGKOK, Jan 23 — Eleven people, including two children, burned to death in a passenger van crash in central Thailand over the Lunar New Year holiday, police said...

BANGKOK, Jan 23 — Eleven people, including two children, burned to death in a passenger van crash in central Thailand over the Lunar New Year holiday, police said Monday.

The van carrying 12 people was travelling from northeastern Amnat Charoen province to Bangkok when it veered off the highway in central Nakhon Ratchasima province Saturday night, said Police Colonel Yingyos Poldej. The survivor, Thanachit Kingkaew, a 20-year-old student, said he was asleep when he was jolted awake after hearing someone scream.“After the crash, the fire started engulfing the whole van starting from the back.”“Soon after that, the van exploded.”

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