Two families suffer deaths in head-on collision of pick-up trucks

By The Nation

 

 

Five people were killed and another five seriously injured when the pick-up truck of a family returning from a shopping trip collided head-on with an oncoming pick-up truck just one kilometre before reaching the family’s home on Sunday night in Chachoengsao.
 

Following a report of the fatal crash in Bang Pakong at 9.30pm, police and rescue workers rushed to the scene – the Rang ta Sorn curve on the old Sukhumvit Road in tambon Song Khlong.

 

They found four dead bodies – later identified as Apichat Wanarat, 31, Sasinat Lertsuwan, 30, Pimpisa Lertsuwan, 31, and Patch-amporn Lertsuwan, 57 – in a Mitsubishi Triton pick-up truck that had overturned in the roadside ditch. Passenger Piyawat Pliansiri, 35, who had been thrown from the vehicle, was seriously injured.

 

Piyawat said his group was returning from a mall and was only one kilometre from home when the crash took place.

 

Officers found the other pickup – a Toyota Revo – on the road with four injured people trapped inside, along with the dead body of Pitak Saengnak, 23.

 

The wounded four were later identified as Nattapol Jaiyot, 27, Nisa Sonmang, 32, Natchakul Jaiyot, 9, and Pitak’s seven-month-pregnant wife Jintala Nilakhon, 20.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359751

 

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The carnage continues,and the next few weeks will see it escalate, 

RIP those that died and speedy recovery for those injured.

regards worgeordie

And absolutely zero reported on why this happened!

 

Piyawat said his group was returning from a mall and was only one kilometre from home when the crash took place.

One kilometre......no problem, we'll be there in 2 milliseconds.

One was thrown from the pick up---presumably rear bed..how many others were in the bed?

 

Last week saw 2 pick-ups carrying schoolkids on the outskirts of Buriram. Must have been 20 standing up in the rear bed of each pick up. Going fast!  Would not have stood a chance in an accident

 

Whatever happened to the review of travelling in pick-ups?  Nothing like everything else in Thailand.

Unfortunately, nothing will be done to fix th carnage RIP

5 hours ago, 1337markus said:

And absolutely zero reported on why this happened!

Because no one cares why it happens and authorities have little interest in trying to persuade the population from self-euthanising !!

Sadly , probably not a question of who was on the wrong side, but both driving down the middle !

I read an article several years back released by an insurance company that said most car accidents occur within 5 miles of the victims homes. 

11 hours ago, 1337markus said:

And absolutely zero reported on why this happened!

A clip on LL yesterday seemed to be from a dashcam in one of these cars showing the other on the wrong side of the road at speed with no lights.

HTH

 

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=4YYq_1543698641

 

Disclaimer: I have no idea if this is the same incident but it is the link to which I refer.

10 hours ago, Darcula said:

One kilometre......no problem, we'll be there in 2 milliseconds.

guaranteed  no seat belts, followed a  moron last night with no lights on, kept  flashing him, after about 2  km the penny finally  dropped.

17 hours ago, Dap said:

I read an article several years back released by an insurance company that said most car accidents occur within 5 miles of the victims homes.

Yes I remember that and I have told my TW that when she just goes the 1k to the town to put her skid lid on.

2 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Yes I remember that and I have told my TW that when she just goes the 1k to the town to put her skid lid on.

Good call. People are just too relaxed near home thinking "this is my back yard and I know it like the back of my hand" all too often forgetting everything they ever learned about road safety and being aware on that same road.

On 12/4/2018 at 1:12 PM, hotchilli said:

Because no one cares why it happens and authorities have little interest in trying to persuade the population from self-euthanising !!

 

Yep. It's an unemployment solution, and possibly wrong amulets worn also..