In a tragic incident yesterday, five Thai nationals died in a severe street accident in Luang Namtha province, Laos. The group was en path to China and intended to pass by way of Laos to catch a practice.
As reported by Kanyawarat Jullasat, the deputy chief of the Chiang Khong border immigration office, the tragedy took place within the town of Boten near the Chinese border. Just after midnight, a tour group of 20 people, travelling in two minibuses, collided with a lorry on the R3A Road that connects the Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai to Boten.
Conflicting Under the table place the scene of the crash someplace between the town of Boten or considerably closer to the Thai border, with some reporting saying the road accident occurred a few hundred kilometres from the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
The group of travellers was planning to catch a prepare from the northern border of Laos for the onward journey to Kunming in China.
Unexpectedly, while taking a sharp flip, a lorry rammed into one of the minibuses causing heavy damage. Five Thai nationals and one Laotian driver were killed in the horrific incident. The street accident also caused three different individuals in the tour celebration to undergo injuries.
The 5 Thai nationals who tragically perished have been 68 years outdated Nui Meechai, sixty six years old Yupa Meechai, 68 years old Kanchana Ngernyen, 59 years previous Khamsai Chompubai, and 68 years outdated Boonnam Artpakdee. All of them hailed from the Wiang Pa Pao district of Chiang Rai.
After the road accident, the injured members have been promptly taken to the Chiang Khong Crown Prince Hospital by rescue groups, reported Bangkok Post..