Two killed, five hurt as car hits tree, poles in Lopburi

[webfact]

Two killed, five hurt as car hits tree, poles in Lopburi

By The Nation

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

Two were killed and five injured when a car hit a roadside tree and two power poles before plunging into a roadside ditch in Lop Buri overnight on Tuesday, police said.

 

Police said the accident happened at 3.10am on the Phaholyothin road in Moo 8 village in Tambon Huay Pong of Khok Samrong district.

The traces on the road showed that the car hit a tree and then two power poles before flipping in the ditch.

 

Dead are Wiphanee Poomkhachorn, 29, and Kanyaret Srirathu, 24.

 

The five injured were identified as Wisant Wongkerd, 25, Naiyana Phetyen, 20, Pornpiyanan Khamkaew, 21, Man Prongjit, 24, and Suthida Huaphai, 25.

 

The bodies and the injured were rushed to Khok Samrong Hospital.

 

Police suspect that the driver may have dozed off, causing the accident.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30352100

 

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[Get Real]

Ok. Today it took as long as until 03.10am, to get in the first result of the road carnage. Is it only me, or do I see something changing to the better? 

[Vacuum]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Police suspect that the driver may have dozed off, causing the accident.

At least the car wasn't blamed this time.

[ferguston]

7 people in what looks like a Honda Jazz.

Which ones were wearing the seat belts if any ?

[Happyman58]

Forgot to add to the cause. The driver dozed off doing 130klm per hour and drunk

[oldrunner]

Just wanted to be the first to add to the road carnage.