CHON BURI - Two speeding luxury vans with Chinese drivers crashed underneath an overhead bridge, with one of them hitting the support pillar, in what police said was a road-rage incident on Saturday night.
Police said the crash in tambon Nong Prue was reported at 10.50pm on a road under an inter-city motorway flyover in Bang Lamung district.
The two black Toyota Alphard vans, licence plate numbers Kor Hor 288 and Kor Sor 288, were registered in Bangkok. One hit a bridge pillar and one of them burst into flames after the crash. Eyewitnesses who rushed to help were able to put out the fire.
Both vans were driven by Chinese men. They were speeding, with one van tailgating the other, before the two drivers lost control and caused the crash.
Both drivers and a Chinese woman passenger were injured. They received first aid from rescue workers but refused to go to hospital.
They were taken to Nong Prue police station for questioning.
