Police arrived at the accident site in Muang district at 9.45pm to find three injured people in the pick-up truck, who were immediately sent to hospital.
Meanwhile, the other truck’s driver and passenger were found stuck between the front seats. The passenger, later identified as Buri Ram-resident Pinyo Chantet, 32, had died immediately.
Witnesses said they heard a tyre explode before the two vehicles crashed, and decided to call the police because they were worried the vehicles would explode.