This is the moment an overturned fuel truck exploded injuring two people on a road in Thailand.

Footage shows the six-wheeler engulfed in flames before exploding in the middle of the Rama 3 Road heading towards the Charoen Rat intersection in Bangkok on November 29.

Firefighters raced to the scene and successfully contained the fire shortly after 3pm local time.

At least two people were reported injured and taken to the Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital.

The Rama 3 Road was congested as authorities cleared the route.

The cause of the accident was under investigation.

Thailand has one of the world's worst road safety records. Ministers have set the goal of reducing fatalities from 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 12 per 100,000 people by the year 2027.

However, a lack of road safety education in schools along with notoriously easy driving tests, police failures to enforce road laws, and chronic under-investment in infrastructure, all appear to hamper the efforts.