One person was killed and nine others injured, including three Russian tourists, when a passenger pickup truck overturned in Chanthaburi's Khao Kitchakut National Park on Thursday.
The accident took place at 8.30am, on the same day as the park’s annual Buddha’s Footprint Celebration festival, said the park chief.
The group of 10 visitors — seven Thai and three Russian tourists — was returning from visiting the Buddha footprint.
The grey passenger pickup was found 700 metres from the Phra Bat Luang checkpoint. It was reportedly engaged in a regular shuttle service taking tourists to and from the site.
A Thai national died at the scene. The others were injured and sent to Khao Khitchakut Hospital.
Chanthaburi's governor said that the accident was caused by slippery road conditions due to morning dew.
He has delegated the park chief and the district chief to work on compensation for both the dead and the injured.
