At least 25 people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed today in a horrific accident when two vehicles collided and caught fire on a highway in eastern Thailand, police said. The crash happened in Ban Bueng District, Chonburi Province, about 114 kilometers (71 miles) southeast of Bangkok, when the van driver lost control and veered across the highway into oncoming traffic, said Lt. Col. Viroj Chiemcharas, deputy chief to the Ban Bueng Provincial Police Station.
A traffic collision between a minivan and a pickup truck in the Ban Bueng District of Chonburi Province, Thailand kills at least 25 people and leaves 2 others injured. Authorities investigate the cause of the accident.