BANGKOK - Two Canadians, who were among those stranded by almost a week of protests at two airports in Bangkok, have died in a crash trying to leave the country.
The Department of Foreign Affairs says the Canadians were killed in a crash on Monday but it did not release their names, citing privacy concerns.
According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, police say the men, ages 63 and 48, were in a van that overturned as they headed to Phuket international airport.
Three Canadians and a British tourist were also injured in the crash.
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, has said that overall "upwards of 1,000 Canadians" have been affected by the shutdown of Bangkok's airports.
Protesters have agreed to end their week-long airport seizures on Wednesday, now that Thailand's prime minister has resigned.
