Five killed after Malaysian rams car into them
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SONGKHLA: Five workers taking a rest after cutting grass were killed and another one badly hurt when a car driven by a Malaysian tourist rammed into them in Rattaphum district on Tuesday afternoon.
The fatal crash occurred at around 3pm on Asia Highway in tambon Khuhatai, said Pol Lt Col Thewa Daoruang, investigation chief at Rattaphum police station.
A black Proton car with Malaysian licence plates was found plunged into a ditch when police arrived at the scene.
A police investigation found that the car, driven by a 31-year-old Malaysian woman, was travelling from Krabi on the way to Hat Yai in Songkhla when it hit something on the road. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which rammed into a group of six workers sitting along the road and plunged into the roadside ditch.
The force of the crash killed four workers on the spot and seriously hurt two others. One of the injured workers was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
The dead victims were identified as Iem Chaikaew, 53; Witchaya Thongma, 51; Somporn Sawatdiraksa, 54; Theerawut Mongkhol, 37; and Wirat Semkhai, 34. The injured worker was identified as Bamreur Ketmoon, 56. All worked at the Kamphaeng Phet highway station.
The Malaysian woman of the Kelantan state, who drove the car, and two other Malaysian women were unhurt.
Police were investigating and charges would be pressed against the driver. They have notified the Malaysian consulate attached to Songkhla about the crash.
Ms Pimthada Chansuriya, chief of Rattaphum district, inspected the scene of the crash and ordered concerned agencies to take care of the families of the dead victims and the injured worker. She later went to the police station to follow up the police investigation.
Ngamphon Buaphud, driver of the Kamphaeng Phet highway station, said eight workers had cut grass along the road before the crash. Six of them later took a rest near at the ditch dividing the road when the car hit them.
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10 Italian tourists hurt after bus skids off road
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LAMPANG: Ten Italian tourists were injured, one of them seriously, after their bus skidded off a road and turned over on its side in Mae Tha district on Friday.
The Lampang and Mae Tha volunteer rescue units said the bus from Sukhothai to Lampang with 11 Italian tourists on board was involved in an accident on Highway 11 at 3.45pm.
They said 10 people were hurt, with one woman in serious condition, adding that all were sent to Lampang Hospital in Muang district.
Rescuers quoted the passengers as saying the bus skidded off the road due to heavy rain as it was descending a hill about one kilometre before reaching a crossroad to Mae Moh district.
The names and home towns of the injured tourists and bus driver were not available.
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10 Italian tourists hurt after bus skids off road
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LAMPANG: Ten Italian tourists were injured, one of them seriously, after their bus skidded off a road and turned over on its side in Mae Tha district on Friday.
The Lampang and Mae Tha volunteer rescue units said the bus from Sukhothai to Lampang with 11 Italian tourists on board was involved in an accident on Highway 11 at 3.45pm.
They said 10 people were hurt, with one woman in serious condition, adding that all were sent to Lampang Hospital in Muang district.
Rescuers quoted the passengers as saying the bus skidded off the road due to heavy rain as it was descending a hill about one kilometre before reaching a crossroad to Mae Moh district.
The names and home towns of the injured tourists and bus driver were not available.
- An Italian tourist exits the front of a bus after it overturned in Mae Tha district of Lampang province on Friday. (Photo by Assawin Wongnorkaew)
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Six hurt in van-truck crash
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Taiwanese tourist and 5-year-old girl among the injured in Lampang
LAMPANG: Six passengers, including a five-year-old girl and a Taiwanese tourist, were hurt when a van rammed into an 18-wheel trailer truck in Sop Prap district early Saturday morning.
The crash occurred between kilometre makers 633 and 634 on Highway 1 between Lampang and Tak at around 5am, said police.
A white van with Nonthaburi licence plates with its front badly damaged was found in the middle of the road when police and rescue workers arrived at the scene. People were trapped in the wreckage, and an 18-wheel trailer truck was found nearby.
Rescue workers managed to retrieve all six injured passengers from the van. Among them were a Taiwanese man and a girl, aged five years old. The six injured were rushed to Sop Prap Hospital. One of them, identified later as Saengduen Phueknok, 54, of Khon Kaen, was seriously hurt.
The trailer truck driver told police that while he was travelling in the left lane, he heard a loud crash at the rear of his truck. He looked back and saw the van had rear-ended his vehicle. He stopped and called police.
Van driver Pongpipat Konsombat, 33, who was unhurt, said he was driving a group of Thai and Taiwanese tourists from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. It was raining and he saw something cut in front of him. He swerved to avoid a crash, but the van rear-ended the truck instead.
Police are still investigating but indicated the van driver would be charged with reckless driving causing injury.
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Taiwanese tourist and 5-year-old girl among the injured in Lampang
LAMPANG: Six passengers, including a five-year-old girl and a Taiwanese tourist, were hurt when a van rammed into an 18-wheel trailer truck in Sop Prap district early Saturday morning.
The crash occurred between kilometre makers 633 and 634 on Highway 1 between Lampang and Tak at around 5am, said police.
A white van with Nonthaburi licence plates with its front badly damaged was found in the middle of the road when police and rescue workers arrived at the scene. People were trapped in the wreckage, and an 18-wheel trailer truck was found nearby.
Rescue workers managed to retrieve all six injured passengers from the van. Among them were a Taiwanese man and a girl, aged five years old. The six injured were rushed to Sop Prap Hospital. One of them, identified later as Saengduen Phueknok, 54, of Khon Kaen, was seriously hurt.
The trailer truck driver told police that while he was travelling in the left lane, he heard a loud crash at the rear of his truck. He looked back and saw the van had rear-ended his vehicle. He stopped and called police.
Van driver Pongpipat Konsombat, 33, who was unhurt, said he was driving a group of Thai and Taiwanese tourists from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. It was raining and he saw something cut in front of him. He swerved to avoid a crash, but the van rear-ended the truck instead.
Police are still investigating but indicated the van driver would be charged with reckless driving causing injury.
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11 killed, 4 injured in lorry-van crash in Sa Kaew
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SA KAEW: Eleven people, most of them Lao nationals, were killed and four others were injured in a violent collision between a passenger van and an 18-wheel lorry in Wang Sombun district of this eastern province on Sunday morning, police said.
Pol Capt Suchart Kokaewthongma, an investigator from Wang Sombon police station, said the accident occurred at about 4.10am on the road under repair in front of the Wang Sombun district office.
The van, with a Bangkok registration plate number, was badly damaged on the right side, with its windshield shatterred. The front of the lorry was also damaged.
Rescuers from an emergency rescue unit used heavy tools to cut open the van and extracted the passengers and the driver from the vehicle.
Eleven people, five men and six women, lost their lives. One of them was the Thai driver of the van, identified as Sansern Jirathongkhan, while the others were initially reported Lao nationals. Four other Lao passengers were injured.
The Thai driver of the lorry was also injured.
The injured were admitted to Wang Sombun Hospital for treatment.
Police were investigating to establish the cause of the accident.
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SA KAEW: Eleven people, most of them Lao nationals, were killed and four others were injured in a violent collision between a passenger van and an 18-wheel lorry in Wang Sombun district of this eastern province on Sunday morning, police said.
Pol Capt Suchart Kokaewthongma, an investigator from Wang Sombon police station, said the accident occurred at about 4.10am on the road under repair in front of the Wang Sombun district office.
The van, with a Bangkok registration plate number, was badly damaged on the right side, with its windshield shatterred. The front of the lorry was also damaged.
Rescuers from an emergency rescue unit used heavy tools to cut open the van and extracted the passengers and the driver from the vehicle.
Eleven people, five men and six women, lost their lives. One of them was the Thai driver of the van, identified as Sansern Jirathongkhan, while the others were initially reported Lao nationals. Four other Lao passengers were injured.
The Thai driver of the lorry was also injured.
The injured were admitted to Wang Sombun Hospital for treatment.
Police were investigating to establish the cause of the accident.
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Smell of burning before truck exploded in flames at NGV station
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PATHUM THANI: An NGV filling station employee told police he noticed a smell like something burning shortly before a trailer truck exploded in flames early on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the PTT’s Srisomboonpattana filling station near the motorway in tambon Khlong Si about 3.30am, said Pol Lt Supanat Bunditthai.
The trailer truck was already engulfed in flames when six fire trucks and crews arrived.
It took them about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze. The truck, trailer and cargo were destroyed and the PTT outlet severely damaged, but there were no injuries reported.
The PTT employee told police he noticed a smell like something burning when the truck pulled in and the driver said to top it up with gas.
Shortly afterwards flames erupted from around the rear wheels.
The man told police he had not yet opened the gas valve and went to talk to the driver, who had just got down from the truck.
Suddenly, flames erupted from the rear wheels of the truck and spread quickly to a tarpaulin covering the cargo, which was mostly plastic and tissue paper products.
He and the driver tried to put put the flames with a fire extinguisher, to no avail. He called out to other staff to switch off the gas delivery system, and call police.
Driver Chamnarn Chachamnarn, 57, told police he was taking cargo from Makro’s Wang Noi warehouse in Ayutthaya to a warehouse in Bangkok’s Ram Intra. It was raining and he pulled into the NGV station, intending to top up and rest.
While still filing up with gas, the truck suddenly caught fire. He jumped from the cab and fled the vehicle. The flames quickly spread around the wheels and the NGV gas nozzle. He and PTT employees tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the flames before fire crews arrived.
The driver was being questioned further. Forensic officers were at the scene to help establish the cause of the fire. The investigation was cotinuing.
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PATHUM THANI: An NGV filling station employee told police he noticed a smell like something burning shortly before a trailer truck exploded in flames early on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the PTT’s Srisomboonpattana filling station near the motorway in tambon Khlong Si about 3.30am, said Pol Lt Supanat Bunditthai.
The trailer truck was already engulfed in flames when six fire trucks and crews arrived.
It took them about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze. The truck, trailer and cargo were destroyed and the PTT outlet severely damaged, but there were no injuries reported.
The PTT employee told police he noticed a smell like something burning when the truck pulled in and the driver said to top it up with gas.
Shortly afterwards flames erupted from around the rear wheels.
The man told police he had not yet opened the gas valve and went to talk to the driver, who had just got down from the truck.
Suddenly, flames erupted from the rear wheels of the truck and spread quickly to a tarpaulin covering the cargo, which was mostly plastic and tissue paper products.
He and the driver tried to put put the flames with a fire extinguisher, to no avail. He called out to other staff to switch off the gas delivery system, and call police.
Driver Chamnarn Chachamnarn, 57, told police he was taking cargo from Makro’s Wang Noi warehouse in Ayutthaya to a warehouse in Bangkok’s Ram Intra. It was raining and he pulled into the NGV station, intending to top up and rest.
While still filing up with gas, the truck suddenly caught fire. He jumped from the cab and fled the vehicle. The flames quickly spread around the wheels and the NGV gas nozzle. He and PTT employees tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the flames before fire crews arrived.
The driver was being questioned further. Forensic officers were at the scene to help establish the cause of the fire. The investigation was cotinuing.
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Missing councillor found in submerged pickup
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The body of a municipal councillor missing for eight months has been found in a submerged pickup truck pulled from a pond in Sikhiu district after human remains floated to the surface.
Police were called to the resort in tambon Nong Namsai about 11pm on Thursday after the discovery of part of a human ankle in a sock.
Divers later searched the pond and found a submerged Toyota Vigo pickup truck with Nakhon Ratchasima licence plates, and a man's body inside the cabin.
Local residents gathered to view the spectacle as the vehicle was hauled from the water.
Chanakarn Khotsombat said the vehicle and documents inside showed that the dead man was her nephew, a councillor for Nong Nam Sai tambon municipality who had been missing since Dec 27 last year.
Pol Lt Col Theerasak Khongyingruangsin, deputy Sikhiu police chief, said relatives confirmed the dead man was Wanchai Phim-ubon, who was reported missing eight months ago.
He had vanished after attending a New Year’s party nearby. Witnesses said he was drunk when he left in his car. Relatives had searched for several months but found no trace of him until his ankle popped up on Thursday, the deputy police chief said.
The former councillor's body was sent to Sikhiu Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police said they would investigate the circumstances of his death.
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Missing councillor found in submerged pickup
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The body of a municipal councillor missing for eight months has been found in a submerged pickup truck pulled from a pond in Sikhiu district after human remains floated to the surface.
Police were called to the resort in tambon Nong Namsai about 11pm on Thursday after the discovery of part of a human ankle in a sock.
Divers later searched the pond and found a submerged Toyota Vigo pickup truck with Nakhon Ratchasima licence plates, and a man's body inside the cabin.
Local residents gathered to view the spectacle as the vehicle was hauled from the water.
Chanakarn Khotsombat said the vehicle and documents inside showed that the dead man was her nephew, a councillor for Nong Nam Sai tambon municipality who had been missing since Dec 27 last year.
Pol Lt Col Theerasak Khongyingruangsin, deputy Sikhiu police chief, said relatives confirmed the dead man was Wanchai Phim-ubon, who was reported missing eight months ago.
He had vanished after attending a New Year’s party nearby. Witnesses said he was drunk when he left in his car. Relatives had searched for several months but found no trace of him until his ankle popped up on Thursday, the deputy police chief said.
The former councillor's body was sent to Sikhiu Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Police said they would investigate the circumstances of his death.
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Prawit's brother in car accident
Police say driver of rented van lost control while reaching for phone
Six people, including Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon’s brother and a former senate president, have been injured in a road accident.
A van carrying Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwon, 70, who is a former police chief, and Prasobsuk Boondej, 74, a former president of the Senate and the Court of Appeal, overturned after hitting a roadside barrier. The incident took place on Friday night at kilometre 1 of the Thab Chang motorway in Prawet district in Bangkok.
The other three in the group were Wiset Winyu, Supawadee Techaburana and Pacharee Mahititamtorn. Pratipat Tantahisong, 32, the driver working for the car rental company, was also slightly injured.
They were sent to Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital. Pol Gen Pacharawat was later transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital. He sustained a spine injury and cracked collarbone but does not need surgery, according to Thai media.
Police said they were preparing to charge the driver of the van with carelessness causing damage and injuries.
The van, brand new with red licence plates, was rented from Thai Rent A Car Co Ltd.
An initial investigation found the van was taking the group on an observation trip to Pattaya. While the driver reached out to charge his mobile phone, he lost control of the vehicle.
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Police say driver of rented van lost control while reaching for phone
Six people, including Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon’s brother and a former senate president, have been injured in a road accident.
A van carrying Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwon, 70, who is a former police chief, and Prasobsuk Boondej, 74, a former president of the Senate and the Court of Appeal, overturned after hitting a roadside barrier. The incident took place on Friday night at kilometre 1 of the Thab Chang motorway in Prawet district in Bangkok.
The other three in the group were Wiset Winyu, Supawadee Techaburana and Pacharee Mahititamtorn. Pratipat Tantahisong, 32, the driver working for the car rental company, was also slightly injured.
They were sent to Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital. Pol Gen Pacharawat was later transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital. He sustained a spine injury and cracked collarbone but does not need surgery, according to Thai media.
Police said they were preparing to charge the driver of the van with carelessness causing damage and injuries.
The van, brand new with red licence plates, was rented from Thai Rent A Car Co Ltd.
An initial investigation found the van was taking the group on an observation trip to Pattaya. While the driver reached out to charge his mobile phone, he lost control of the vehicle.
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An initial investigation found the van was taking the group on an observation trip to Pattaya.
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1 policeman dies, 2 hurt in crash chasing suspect
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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A junior police officer was killed and two other officers injured after their pick-up overturned while in pursuit of a crime suspect on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred at about 7pm after Pol Capt Seni Chomboon (age not given), Pol L/Corporal Chalerm Yaemnaiyana, 27, and Pol Senior Sgt Maj Jaran Srikwankaew, 44, all from Sichon police station, rushed in a patrol pick-up to an area in front of the customs office in Sichon town after a report that a teenager was threatening his rival with a handgun following a quarrel.
They learned on arriving at the scene that the crime suspect had escaped on a Chevrolet pick-up and set off in hot pursuit.
At Moo 16 village in tambon Thung Prang, the police vehicle skidded off the bumpy road, overturned and rammed into an oil palm tree. The three police officers were injured and taken to Sichon Hospital where Pol L/Corporal Chalerm was pronounced dead.
The body was later moved to his home in Thung Song district for a religious rite.
Sichon police have been instructed to continue with the hunt for the suspect.
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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A junior police officer was killed and two other officers injured after their pick-up overturned while in pursuit of a crime suspect on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred at about 7pm after Pol Capt Seni Chomboon (age not given), Pol L/Corporal Chalerm Yaemnaiyana, 27, and Pol Senior Sgt Maj Jaran Srikwankaew, 44, all from Sichon police station, rushed in a patrol pick-up to an area in front of the customs office in Sichon town after a report that a teenager was threatening his rival with a handgun following a quarrel.
They learned on arriving at the scene that the crime suspect had escaped on a Chevrolet pick-up and set off in hot pursuit.
At Moo 16 village in tambon Thung Prang, the police vehicle skidded off the bumpy road, overturned and rammed into an oil palm tree. The three police officers were injured and taken to Sichon Hospital where Pol L/Corporal Chalerm was pronounced dead.
The body was later moved to his home in Thung Song district for a religious rite.
Sichon police have been instructed to continue with the hunt for the suspect.
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dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:44 amAn initial investigation found the van was taking the group on an observation trip to Pattaya.
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Car crashes head-on into passenger van
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SA KAEO: Several passengers were killed and others injured when a car hit a public van head-on in Watthana Nakhon district on Thursday morning.
The fatal crash was reported about 10.50am on Suwannasorn Road, opposite wat Nong Jik, in tambon Watthana Nakhon, Pol Lt Col Bunnak Trachoo, investigation officer at Watthana Nakhon, said.
The driver of a black Toyota car with Sa Kaeo licence plates lost control and crashed head-on into a loaded passenger van with Bangkok registration. Most of the victims were Cambodian nationals.
Car driver Chaiwat Saithong was hurt. Van driver Theerapong Suphorthong was among those killed.
Two men and two women died on the spot, and a fifth victim later died in hospital. Seven others, including two children, were being treated for injuries at Wattana Nakhon Hospital.
Witnesses said the car was travelling from the direction of Aranyaprathet and suddenly veered cross the road and hit the on-coming van head-on.
However, traffic radio FM 100 reported that six van passengers were killed and six hurt.
Below: Rescue workers at the scene of the crash in Watthana Nakhon district of Sa Kaeo on Thursday morning. Traffic radio FM91 reported six passengers died and six were injured. (Photo taken from Trafficpro FM91 Facebook page)
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SA KAEO: Several passengers were killed and others injured when a car hit a public van head-on in Watthana Nakhon district on Thursday morning.
The fatal crash was reported about 10.50am on Suwannasorn Road, opposite wat Nong Jik, in tambon Watthana Nakhon, Pol Lt Col Bunnak Trachoo, investigation officer at Watthana Nakhon, said.
The driver of a black Toyota car with Sa Kaeo licence plates lost control and crashed head-on into a loaded passenger van with Bangkok registration. Most of the victims were Cambodian nationals.
Car driver Chaiwat Saithong was hurt. Van driver Theerapong Suphorthong was among those killed.
Two men and two women died on the spot, and a fifth victim later died in hospital. Seven others, including two children, were being treated for injuries at Wattana Nakhon Hospital.
Witnesses said the car was travelling from the direction of Aranyaprathet and suddenly veered cross the road and hit the on-coming van head-on.
However, traffic radio FM 100 reported that six van passengers were killed and six hurt.
Below: Rescue workers at the scene of the crash in Watthana Nakhon district of Sa Kaeo on Thursday morning. Traffic radio FM91 reported six passengers died and six were injured. (Photo taken from Trafficpro FM91 Facebook page)
- The wrecked passenger van that was hit by a car in Watthana Nakhon district of Sa Kaeo province on Thursday morning. The crash claimed at least five lives. (Photo by Sawat Ketngam)
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Driver killed, 33 hurt in bus-trailer truck crash
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PRACHIN BURI: The driver of an interprovincial bus was killed and 33 passengers hurt when the bus heading to the Northeast rear-ended a trailer truck in Kabin Buri district in the early hours of Saturday.
The crash happened on Kabin Buri-bound Road No.304 in front of the Kabin Buri poultry research station in tambon Lat Takhian at around 1.20am, said Pol Capt Prayong Mongwongsuwan, deputy investigation chief at Srabua police station in Kabin Buri.
The Rayong-Nong Khai bus, operated by 407 Pattana Co, was found in a roadside ditch when police and rescue arrived at the scene. The front of the bus was badly damaged with the driver badly hurt and trapped inside.
Rescue workers took more than 30 minutes to retrieve the bus driver, identified later as Sombat Keepchampee, from the wreckage. Mr Sombat and 33 injured passengers were rushed to hospitals, but the bus driver was later pronounced dead.
Next to the bus was a 18-wheel trailer truck involved in the crash. Many boxes of milk were found scattered on the road. Truck driver Kriangsak Paewklang, 42, was unhurt.
Thavorn Insorn, an assistant bus driver, told police that the bus was carrying 44 passengers from Rayong to Nong Khai. He and most passengers were sleeping at the time and were waken up by a loud crash. He then asked them to get out of the bus.
Wichian Suwansonthi, 60, another bus staff member, said he sat next to the driver. It was raining along the route and the bus tried to overtake the trailer truck, but failed. This caused the bus to ram into the back of the truck, he added.
Yosakorn Soda, 39, one of the injured passengers, confirmed Mr Wichian’s account.
Pol Lt Col Prapon Srithongpian, deputy chief of Kabin Buri police, said the injured were sent to three nearby hospitals. Police were investigating.
The bus operator sent another bus to take the unhurt passengers to Nong Khai.
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PRACHIN BURI: The driver of an interprovincial bus was killed and 33 passengers hurt when the bus heading to the Northeast rear-ended a trailer truck in Kabin Buri district in the early hours of Saturday.
The crash happened on Kabin Buri-bound Road No.304 in front of the Kabin Buri poultry research station in tambon Lat Takhian at around 1.20am, said Pol Capt Prayong Mongwongsuwan, deputy investigation chief at Srabua police station in Kabin Buri.
The Rayong-Nong Khai bus, operated by 407 Pattana Co, was found in a roadside ditch when police and rescue arrived at the scene. The front of the bus was badly damaged with the driver badly hurt and trapped inside.
Rescue workers took more than 30 minutes to retrieve the bus driver, identified later as Sombat Keepchampee, from the wreckage. Mr Sombat and 33 injured passengers were rushed to hospitals, but the bus driver was later pronounced dead.
Next to the bus was a 18-wheel trailer truck involved in the crash. Many boxes of milk were found scattered on the road. Truck driver Kriangsak Paewklang, 42, was unhurt.
Thavorn Insorn, an assistant bus driver, told police that the bus was carrying 44 passengers from Rayong to Nong Khai. He and most passengers were sleeping at the time and were waken up by a loud crash. He then asked them to get out of the bus.
Wichian Suwansonthi, 60, another bus staff member, said he sat next to the driver. It was raining along the route and the bus tried to overtake the trailer truck, but failed. This caused the bus to ram into the back of the truck, he added.
Yosakorn Soda, 39, one of the injured passengers, confirmed Mr Wichian’s account.
Pol Lt Col Prapon Srithongpian, deputy chief of Kabin Buri police, said the injured were sent to three nearby hospitals. Police were investigating.
The bus operator sent another bus to take the unhurt passengers to Nong Khai.
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I'm struggling with this scenario. If you fail to overtake, you don't usually slam into the vehicle in front. Sounds like incompetence to me, or the driver just fell asleep and they are making excuses for him / the company.
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That sounds about right.or the driver just fell asleep and they are making excuses for him / the company.
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Kerry driver killed in truck-train crash
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Pickup struck by train at unmanned rail crossing in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi
RATCHABURI: A Kerry Express delivery driver was killed when his pickup truck went through an unmanned railway crossing into the path of a train in Ban Pong district on Saturday morning.
The crash happened at the Ban Thaiyai crossing in tambon Tha Pha at 10.20am on Saturday, said Pol Lt Col Kriangsak Buaphor, a duty officer at the Ban Pong police station.
Police and rescue workers who risked to the scene found the Kerry Express orange pickup truck with Bangkok licence plates in the grass beside the railway track.
The driver’s side of the pickup truck was crushed and the windscreen broken. The driver, identified later as Jirawat Raknitwet, 37, suffered serious head injuries and died later at Ban Pong Hospital.
Police said the employee of Kerry Express Co was on the way to deliver goods to customers in nearby villages. His pickup truck reached the crossing at Ban Thayai village at the same time as the train, heading from Thon Buri to Nam Tok station in Kanchanaburi, was approaching. The train sounded its horn, but the pickup went through the crossing and was hit.
The force of the crash threw the pickup truck about 200 metres.
Local residents who witnessed the incident told police that they saw the pickup travelling at high speed before going through the crossing. They said they kept shouting to warn the driver that the train was approaching, but he did not hear.
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Pickup struck by train at unmanned rail crossing in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi
RATCHABURI: A Kerry Express delivery driver was killed when his pickup truck went through an unmanned railway crossing into the path of a train in Ban Pong district on Saturday morning.
The crash happened at the Ban Thaiyai crossing in tambon Tha Pha at 10.20am on Saturday, said Pol Lt Col Kriangsak Buaphor, a duty officer at the Ban Pong police station.
Police and rescue workers who risked to the scene found the Kerry Express orange pickup truck with Bangkok licence plates in the grass beside the railway track.
The driver’s side of the pickup truck was crushed and the windscreen broken. The driver, identified later as Jirawat Raknitwet, 37, suffered serious head injuries and died later at Ban Pong Hospital.
Police said the employee of Kerry Express Co was on the way to deliver goods to customers in nearby villages. His pickup truck reached the crossing at Ban Thayai village at the same time as the train, heading from Thon Buri to Nam Tok station in Kanchanaburi, was approaching. The train sounded its horn, but the pickup went through the crossing and was hit.
The force of the crash threw the pickup truck about 200 metres.
Local residents who witnessed the incident told police that they saw the pickup travelling at high speed before going through the crossing. They said they kept shouting to warn the driver that the train was approaching, but he did not hear.
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