Four dead, two seriously injured as pick-up slams into water truck in Suphanburi

[webfact]

Four dead, two seriously injured as pick-up slams into water truck in Suphanburi

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Four people died and two others are in a serious condition after an accident near the Ban Don Jaeng intersection in Suphanburi this morning.

 

A pick-up driven by 31 year old Jirakit Sapwattanaphaisan slammed into the back of a municipal water truck.

 

Jirakit from Song Phi Nong district was killed at the scene along with Niwat Simmarong and an unnamed woman.

 

Aphisit Sonthat aged 22 was dead on arrival at the hospital.

 

Two more were gravely injured.

 

The driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel after a night out.

 

The accident scene is on Route 321.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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[Dmaxdan]

49 minutes ago, webfact said:

The driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel after a night out.

Or perhaps had been partaking in the old Liquid Courage. The appalling statistics relating to Thai road safety continue to escalate. R.I.P.

[CanuckThai]

Another nasty one.  RIP

 

...but as my wife says....be positive.   4 at a time, means less accidents to maintain the daily average...

[cardinalblue]

BS - please take blood test..what about not paying attention to his driving as why he ran into a stationary vehicle....always an external excuse but never the driver's abilities...

[oldlakey]

5 hours ago, CanuckThai said:

Another nasty one.  RIP

 

...but as my wife says....be positive.   4 at a time, means less accidents to maintain the daily average...

Come on now average is the last thing they should be aiming for

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, cardinalblue said:

BS - please take blood test..what about not paying attention to his driving as why he ran into a stationary vehicle....always an external excuse but never the driver's abilities...

He was asleep at the wheel.. how could he be paying attention to anything other than the inside of his eyelids !!!

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Jirakit from Song Phi Nong district was killed at the scene along with Niwat Simmarong and an unnamed woman.

 

Aphisit Sonthat aged 22 was dead on arrival at the hospital.

So it will be recorded officially as 3 traffic deaths.