Two killed in oil tanker-pickup crash in Buri Ram

By The Nation

 

An oil tanker crashed into a pickup truck in the opposite lane on a Buri Ram road early on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring seven.

 

Police said the accident, which happened at 5:30am on the Buri Ram-Nang Rong road in Ban Khok Mai Daeng village in Tambon Ban Bua in Muang district, caused both vehicles to catch fire.

 

Ten fire engines were deployed to control the blaze in the oil tanker, which flipped and fell into the side of the road.

 

The oil tanker driver, Adu Srinaowarat, 45, was slightly injured and managed to escape before the fire took hold.

 

The pickup truck driver, Chalerm Phanasan, 36, died at the scene and a woman, who was severely burnt, died in hospital. A three-year-old boy was also severely injured by the fire. Five other passengers were injured in the crash but not burnt, police said.

 

A passenger, Pithak Klungthong, 20, who was slightly injured, told police that Chalerm was taking relatives from Amnart Charoen on a vacation in Rayong.

 

Pithak said he saw the that the oil tanker swerve to avoid a homeless man, who was walking on the roadside, and the tanker lost control and crashed into the pickup.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329564

 

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

he oil tanker swerve to avoid a homeless man

Sure, but as usually he didn't break.

Is it legal in Thailand to drive with 8 people in a pickup, or to have people on the cargo area of a pickup truck? I did never see police stop one of these pickups

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Ten fire engines were deployed to control the blaze in the oil tanker, which flipped and fell into the side of the road.

I'm somewhat puzzled. I drove past this accident scene at 9:00 am and there was no sign of there having been a fire in, or around, the tanker. There was 2 fire engines on site but no hoses deployed. The tanker hadn't flipped. Even the picture in the article shows it sitting upright. I think a little sensationalism in the story.

20 minutes ago, sinbin said:

I'm somewhat puzzled. I drove past this accident scene at 9:00 am and there was no sign of there having been a fire in, or around, the tanker. There was 2 fire engines on site but no hoses deployed. The tanker hadn't flipped. Even the picture in the article shows it sitting upright. I think a little sensationalism in the story.

Agreed.  I wnet past at 7:30 this morning. Smell of petrol and sand being laid on the road. 

Looked like the tanker had swereved and gone in the ditch. No sign even of a burnt pick up. 

 

 

I think I'll wait until I see the statement from the homeless man before commenting - if they can find him ! or if he existed.

Yes... accidents happens all over the world, and are usually met with shock and horror.

 

just another day here... moving on.