Four minivan passengers in Nakhon Si Thammarat were burned alive on Wednesday after the van they were travelling in hit a power pole and then crashed into a motorcycle and pickup truck.
Two other passengers and the driver were seriously injured after they were thrown out of the van.
The LPG gas tank in the van reportedly caused the fire.
The four dead victims were identified as Chuenkamon Noiwisai,25; Soiruthai Kongwarin, 21; Somporn Suparbrote, 49; and a monk, Phra Pairat Satrairote, 34.
Police said the passenger van, driven by Hart Talae with six passengers on board, was leaving Nakhon Si Thammarat for Surat Thani when the accident occurred, reported Thai PBS.
Officers are investigating the cause of the accident.
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