Minivan, bus and road accidents

[caller]

In Pranburi, no less!

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[Nereus]

Elderly couple killed, son injured in crash

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An elderly couple were killed when a car driven by their son crashed into a roadside tree in Hua Sai district late on Monday night, police said.

The accident occurred about 11.30pm on Hua Sai-Pak Muang road near Moo 1 village in tambon Laem, Pol Capt Prasong Pasakol, an investigator at Khao Phang Krai, said on Tuesday.

Banyat Noocheen, 36, who was injured, told police he was taking his seriously ill father Somkid, 71, to Hua Sai Hospital in his Toyota Vios. His mother, Phai, 62, was sitting with his father in the back seat.

Mr Banyat admitted he was driving fast, rushing his father to the hospital. He was at a curve when a dog ran out of the darkness and in front of the car. He lost control, the car ran off the road and hit a tree.

His father and mother both died from injuries received in the crash.

Police were investigating.

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The wrecked Toyota Vios after hitting a roadside tree in Hua Sai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat, killing the driver's elderly parents. (Photo: Nujaree Raekrun)

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[HHTel]

That's quite sad. I've had to rush a child to hospital (albeit in daylight) and you do drive faster than normal, take risks that you wouldn't normally do. All hazard lights flashing hoping that people will get out of your way. If true, this guy, in an attempt to get his father to the hospital, lost both his parents. He's going to have to live with that.

Very sad.

[Big Boy]

These things are always sad, but like crash helmets on bikes, how many wear rear seatbelts? Looking at the wreckage, I'd guess that was a contributory factor.

[HHTel]

Spot on, BB. My car doesn't even move until everyone is safely buckled up, children and adults alike.

I still remember the catchphrase. "Clunk Click on every trip"

[sateeb]

Clunk Click on every trip

I think that took on another meaning when Jimmy S had the keys to Broadmoor

[Nereus]

And so it starts again:

Two killed, one injured in family accident

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KANCHANABURI: A woman and her 3-year-old daughter were killed and her husband seriously injured in an accident in Tha Muang district of this western province on Sunday morning.

Pol Capt Sumit Boonyanit, a Tha Muang police investigator, said the accident occurred at about 6.30am when a Mitsubishi Lancer skidded off the Saeng Chuto road near Moo 4 village in tambon Wang Sala and rammed into a tree in the middle of the median strip.

The car was badly damaged.

Police and rescue workers arrived shortly at the scene. The woman, Sutathip Prachob, 25, and her daughter Suthada Yodsiri, 3, were found dead in the car, both with a broken neck. Her husband, Boonnam Yodsiri, 23, who was the driver, was seriously injured.

The family was from Moo 4 in tambon Tha Sala of Tha Muang district.

An investigation was underway to find the cause of the accident.

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Two killed in Phuket accident

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PHUKET: Two men - a Thai and a Myanmar national - were killed after a lorry rammed into a roadside power pole in Muang district of this southern island province on Saturday, police said.

Pol Lt Col Prathuang Polmana, the deputy chief of Karon police, said accident occurred at about 4.50pm at the mouth of Soi Suksant 1 on Patak road.

The power pole fell across the road after being hit by the lorry. A man was killed in the lorry. He was identified as Thanapol Prachit, 31, a native of Chaiyaphum province.

Another man passing by on a motorcycle was seriously injured by the falling power pole. He was admitted to Chalong Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The passport found on him identified him as Hlaing Myo Win, 28, a Myanmar national.

The bodies of the two accident victims were brought to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy.

[Nereus]

Geez, they don't do things by half:

Two killed in Phuket accident

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Rescue volunteers rush to help the driver and passengers of a truck after it rammed into a power pole in Muang district of Phuket province on Saturday. (Photo by Achadtaya Chuenniran)

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[Nereus]

Eldery woman killed, 1 injured in car-motorbike accident

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An 80-year-old woman was killed and a man injured when a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a car in Muang district of this southern province on Saturday night, police said.

Pol Col Monthien Baothong, the Muang police chief, said the accident took place at about 9pm on Nam Khaep road near Moo 10 village in tambon Bang Phun.

Witnesses said the motorcycle was hit from behind by the car, which was travelling at high speed. The woman, Chamnian Taluang, 80, the motorcycle's pillion rider, was killed instantly. Her right leg was cut off and her neck broken in the violent impact. The motorcycle driver, who was not yet identified, was injured.

The car's driver, who was not identified, surrendered to the police.

[Nereus]

Man dies, wife injured in crash

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A man died and his wife was seriously injured when their car crashed off a wet road road in Tha Sala district on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The couple's pickup ran off the Nakhon Si Thammarat-Tha Sala road and hit a power pole, Pol Col Anan Harikchan, the Tha Sala police chief, said.

Suthirak Jiwapong, 37, and his wife Saowalak, 26, were both rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Suthirak died in Tha Sala Hospital.

Police were investigating.

The driver was killed and his wife seriously injured when this pickup hit an electricity pole in Tha Sala district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Sunday. (Photo: Nujaree Raekrun)

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[Nereus]

Motorcycles crash and burn, 2 killed, child injured

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KANCHANABURI: A man and a woman were killed and a boy seriously injured when two motorcycles collided and went up in flames in Phanom Thuan district on Monday morning.

The accident occurred at 8.50am on a local road near Moo 8 village in tambon Nong Rong, Pol Capt Nathapat Thuamsuk, of Phanom Thuan police, said.

One of the motorcycles was driven by Lek Srisuksam, 62, and the other by Boonthian Wisetsing, 59, with her 11-year-old grandson Methawin Khampol riding pillion.

Lek was returning home carrying a can of petrol. He collided with the other motorcycle and both were quickly engulfed in flames.
Lek and Boonthian died. The boy, Methawin, was seriously injured.

Pol Capt Nathapat said it was believed the can of petrol carried by Lek broke open in the crash and the fuel splashed on both motorcycles and caught fire.

Police were investigating.

[Nereus]

Rescue worker dies in Korat crash

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A member of a local charity foundation rescue unit, Hook 31, was killed when the pickup truck he was driving crashed into the rear of a trailer truck in Non Sung district on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said the accident occurred about 12.30pm at a U-turn on the Mittraphap highway in tambon Don Chomphu.

Police and rescuers from the Hook 31 rescue unit rushed to the scene. They used hydraulic jacks to extract the pickup driver from the crushed wreckage, but he died of head injuries.

The driver was Wichai Kimsue, 35, a member of Hook 31's Non Sung station team.

Witnesses told police the pickup was travelling in the far right lane and hit the rear of a trailer truck stopping at the U-turn.

Police were examining footage of security cameras and dashboard cameras of vehicles that passed the spot at the time, to establish the cause of the accident.( I would have thought that the bloody cause was obvious!)

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The driver was killed when this pickup truck crashed into the rear of a trailer truck at a U-turn in Non Sung district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Tuesday afternoon.(Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

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[Nereus]

Village head killed in rail crossing crash

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NAKHON SAWAN: A village head was killed when his pickup truck was by a Phitsanulok-bound passenger train at a railway crossing in Phayuha Khiri district of Nakhon Sawan on Tuesday morning.

The crash occurred at Ban Tharnwai railway crossing in tambon Srathong, said Pol Lt Col Wanchana Kangkorn, investigation chief at Nikhom Khao Bokaeo police station, who was alerted at 9.09am on Tuesday.

Police, medical staff and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a crushed Isuzu pickup truck with Nakhon Sawan licence plates overturned by the railway crossing, which had no barrier.

The driver was killed, his body trapped in the wreckage. He was later identified as Dokrak Meemuk, head of Village Moo 14 in tambon Nikhom Khao Bokaeo of Phayuha Khiri district.

While forensic officers were examining the body, his grieving relatives arrived at the scene. They told police that the village head had just left the house and was on his way to a meeting at the district hall.

Train service was halted for more than an hour as debris was removed from the track. The train's locomotive was slightly damaged.

The crash was witnessed by construction workers who were expanding the track. They told police that although there was no barrier at the crossing, they facilitated vehicles crossing the tracks to ensure safety. Just before the accident, they signalled the pickup truck to stop as a train was approaching. The driver stopped the pickup as requested, but the vehicle suddenly lurched forward into the path of the train.

Police suspected the gear may have not have been put in neutral.

The investigators were to question more witnesses to determine the exact cause of the crash.

[Nereus]

Another one:
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Car hit by train on crossing, driver killed

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KANCHANABURI: A man was killed when his car was hit by a train on a railway crossing in Tha Muang district on Tuesday afternoon.

The accident occurred about 3.15pm at a crossing without barriers near Pattanakan road in tambon Tha Lo, Tha Muang investigator Pol Capt Chumpol Luang-iam said.

Narong Bokerd, 59, was driving his Honda Jazz over the crossing when it was hit in the middle by train No.258, en route from Nam Tok to Thon Buri with six passenger cars.

The train pushed the car along the track for about 50 metres before grinding to a halt.

Narong was crushed to death in the driver's seat. Rescuers used a hydraulic jack to pry open the wreckage and remove his body.

Local residents said Narong, a tailor, routinely drove over the crossing to a relative's house beside the railway.

The locomotive was slightly damaged. The train was delayed for several hours while the body was removed from the wrecked car and the line was finally cleared.

[Nereus]

Car rear-ends truck, 4 killed

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NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Four people were killed when the car they were travelling in rear-ended a six-wheel truck on Highway 41 in Thung Yai district on Monday morning, police said.

The car, a Betong-registered Chevrolet, was heading south when it crashed into the rear of the Hino six-wheel truck loaded with lumber travelling in front of it, said Pol Col Chokdee Rakwattanapong, the Thung Yai police chief.

Two women, Rattiya Lehni, 61, and Sofia Malae, 30, and a man, Taweesak Malae, 62, died in the car. Another woman passenger, whose name was not available, was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival.

The truck driver was detained for questioning.