Seven Combodian migrant workers were killed and 16 others injured when a pickup truck they were travelling in over turned in Rstchasan district late on Saturday police said yesterday
The accident took place between kilometre 22 and 23 on Highway 304 about 11:30 pm police said.Thepickup truck reportedly blew a tyre causing it to overturn
The truck was loaded with migrant workers heading for the Combodian border. They were reportedly fleeing the country after receiving information that that Thai authorities were taking tough action against undocumented migrant workers.
The junta has denied ordering a crackdown on foreign workers,though more than 100000 Cambodians are believed to have fled the country in the past week