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Illegal migrant killed in Surat Thani crash

Six others injured when SUV headed for Malaysian border rear-ends truck

The wreckage of a Toyota Fortuner is seen after it struck a 22-wheel trailer truck in Tha Chana district of Surat Thani, killing one of the seven illegal migrants on board. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: One Myanmar national was killed and six others hurt when a Toyota Fortuner bound for the Malaysian border rear-ended a trailer truck in Tha Chana district in the early hours of Thursday.

The fatal crash occurred at kilometre marker 120 on southbound Highway 4, said a police officer at the Tha Chana police radio centre who was notified around 1.40am.

Police and rescue workers arriving on the scene found a badly damaged…

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