Ambulance slams into truck in Trang, 1 killed

[webfact]

Ambulance slams into truck in Trang, 1 killed

By The Nation

 

 

An ambulance crashed into a truck in Trang province Wednesday morning, killing an assistant nurse and injuring two others.
 

The ambulance was on its way back to the hospital after delivering a patient to the intended destination. 

 

Police said the accident occurred on a bypass road in the province’s Huai Yot district before 6am. The ambulance belongs to the Wattanapat Hospital Trang. Assistant nurse Bongkot Sripetch, 26, was killed at the scene, while nurse Pimchanok Kwansian, 26, and driver Paisan Sornnarin, 40, were seriously injured.

 

 

Police believe the ambulance driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel. They will also speak to the truck driver, Prayoon Srisongkhram.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30361153

 

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[Vacuum]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel

Again! I'm sure "falling asleep" outnumbers the "brake failure" accidents in Thailand. What's wrong with the drivers!?

[seahorse]

2 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Again! I'm sure "falling asleep" outnumbers the "brake failure" accidents in Thailand. What's wrong with the drivers!?

Not enough sleep? 

[les Dennis]

To get out of that alive is nothing short of a miracle, RIP to the deceased.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Again! I'm sure "falling asleep" outnumbers the "brake failure" accidents in Thailand. What's wrong with the drivers!?

In a nutshell they don't know how to drive !!!

[phantomfiddler]

How ironic ????