Sommai Kaewjua, 48, at the wheel, was driving from Krabi to Phuket when the crash happened.
He and family members Jintana Petkrue, 46, Thanawat Somboon,19, Premsinee Sawangworakul,19, Natchanon Kaewkreu, 12, Siwakorn Chanakul, 9 Inkarat Petkreu, 2, and five-month-old Palarat Somboon were all injured and were taken to Thalang hospital.
The pickup was recovered from the coconut plantation in which it ended up and was towed away to Tung Mapharo police station.