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BANGKOK, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and five injured when a van hit a tree on a highway in southern Thailand's Chumpon Province on Sunday.
The accident happened at 11 a.m. local time when a passenger van carrying 10 Marine Department officials veered off a road after the left front tyre of the vehicle burst.
The van plunged into a ditch and smashed against a tree.
The driver, together with three officials were killed on the spot. The others were hospitalized and two were later pronounced dead. Five of the rest were seriously injured.
The officials, all male between 42 and 58 years old, were returning from southern Thailand's Phuket where they helped dredge canals.
The accident was under investigation.
