Three civilians, including a child, who were on board a passing pickup truck were also slightly injured.

The homemade bomb, buried in the roadside in Bang Ba Sa Weng (Moo 6) in tambon Krong Pinang, was detonated when a police patrol passed the location, which was a regular route.

The injured police were identified as Pol Corporal Apinan Talee, Pol Lance Corporal Shareef Nuandam, and Pol Corporal Natthakorn Nontanok. The names of the injured civilians were not released.