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Survivor recalls horror of Korat van inferno that killed 11, including 2 kids

A van crashed into the median ditch on the Mitrapap highway in Si Khiu district, Nakhon Ratchasima, and went up in flames on Saturday night. Eleven people were burned to death, while one passenger was able to escape the vehicle and was admitted to hospital. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

Eleven people, including two children, burned to death in a passenger van crash in Korat on Saturday night, police confirmed Monday.

The van carrying 12 people was travelling from northeastern Amnat Charoen province to Bangkok when it veered off the highway in central Nakhon Ratchasima province Saturday night, said Police Colonel Yingyos Poldej.

Yingyos told AFP that one man had been able to climb out a window, but the other passengers were trapped…

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