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Three killed, four injured as pickup crashes into tree in Rayong

By The Nation

 

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Three people were killed and four others, all members of the same Buri Ram family, were injured when a pickup truck crashed into a ditch in the middle of a Rayong road and hit a tree.

 

Police said the accident happened at 3am on highway No 344 in Moo 5 village in Tambon Payub Nai in Rayong's Wang Chan district.

The driver, Chitnupong Lunpila, 22, was killed. His uncle, Apisit Kitisakon, 52, and his aunt, Somjit Wanna, 61, were also killed.

 

Four other passengers were seriously injured.

 

All seven lived in the same house in Buri Ram's Putthaisong district.

 

They were travelling home after visiting a family member, who is working as a nurse in Rayong's Klaeng district.

 

The survivors said they did not know how the accident happened as they were all asleep.

 

Police suspect the driver fell asleep behind the wheel.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30355314

 
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1 minute ago, AhFarangJa said:

No, it was the trees fault.

7 in a pickup, so how many were riding in the back of it....

You beat me to it by 3 seconds!  I wonder if the aunt and uncle were in the back.

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1 hour ago, UnkleMoooose said:

Poor old tree.

Never mind poor old tree , these pesky trees appear to be popping up every where , how many on here this year so far have been hit by a tree.   Triffid alert !

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23 hours ago, webfact said:

The survivors said they did not know how the accident happened as they were all asleep

As was the driver !!!!

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