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Fiery crash on Thai highway kills scores

Bangkok: Authorities say a public transit van and a ute have collided and caught fire on a highway in eastern Thailand, killing 25 people.

The van lost control and crossed the grass median strip, colliding with the pick-up truck going in the opposite direction on Monday afternoon local, according to Thai Road Accident Data agency.

Police said two people survived the crash and were being treated at a local hospital but had yet to be interviewed to try to determine the cause.

AP