In Best selling , 5 Thai nationals died in a extreme highway accident in Luang Namtha province, Laos. The group was en path to China and supposed to pass through Laos to catch a practice.
As reported by Kanyawarat Jullasat, the deputy chief of the Chiang Khong border immigration workplace, the tragedy took place in the town of Boten close to the Chinese border. Just after midnight, a tour group of 20 folks, travelling in two minibuses, collided with a lorry on the R3A Road that connects the Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai to Boten.
Conflicting reviews place the scene of the crash somewhere between the town of Boten or somewhat closer to the Thai border, with some reporting saying the road accident occurred a couple of hundred kilometres from the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
The group of travellers was planning to catch a practice from the northern border of Laos for the onward journey to Kunming in China.
Unexpectedly, whereas taking a pointy turn, a lorry rammed into one of many minibuses inflicting heavy harm. Five Thai nationals and one Laotian driver have been killed within the horrific incident. The street accident also caused three different people within the tour party to undergo injuries.
The 5 Thai nationals who tragically perished have been 68 years old Nui Meechai, 66 years outdated Yupa Meechai, 68 years old Kanchana Ngernyen, fifty nine years outdated Khamsai Chompubai, and 68 years outdated Boonnam Artpakdee. All of them hailed from the Wiang Pa Pao district of Chiang Rai.
After the street accident, the injured members have been promptly taken to the Chiang Khong Crown Prince Hospital by rescue teams, reported Bangkok Post..