AYUTTHAYA: Three local government officials returning home from a birthday party were killed when their car and an 18-wheel lorry crashed on Tuesday night.
Police said the accident occurred about 9.30pm. The two vehicles collided head-on.
The driver of the lorry told police the oncoming car swerved across the centre line and hit his truck.
There were three men in the car - the chief of Moo 9 village in tambon Uthai, the chief of Moo 10 village in tambon Uthai, and the secretary of Khanham TAO in Uthai district.
Two of the men died in the car. The other was seriously injured and died on the way to hospital.
They were returning home from a friend's birthday party.
Police were investigating.
