Pickup driver killed after vehicle smashes into trailer truck

By THE NATION

 

 

One person was killed when a pickup truck crashed into a trailer truck early on Saturday in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

 

At around 3.46am, medical emergency officials were called after the fatal accident in Muang district.

 

The case was passed on to the police station of the area, and the local rescue team.

 

At the scene, officials found a black pickup, whose front was severely damaged. The driver, Thanapat Vichitsanoi, 50, suffered severe injuries and was found dead in his vehicle.

 

His body was sent for autopsy to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.

 

The driver of the trailer truck, Rattanakorn Nansuwan, 34, said that the pick-up had crashed into his trailer when he was making a U-turn.

 

Footage from CCTV cameras nearby pointed to the pickup being driven at high speed.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397953?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

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U-turn again.

 

Big trailer making a u-turn thus blocking the whole street. No lights on the side, so not easy to see in the dark.

And the pick up driver,  in the middle of the night may be dui,  streets empty (he thought)  - high speed - bang

Truck driver may be dui, too

 

Probably would not have happened if they had a better solution than  u-turns

6 minutes ago, sweatalot said:

U-turn again.

 

Big trailer making a u-turn thus blocking the whole street. No lights on the side, so not easy to see in the dark.

And the pick up driver,  in the middle of the night may be dui,  streets empty (he thought)  - high speed - bang

Truck driver may be dui, too

 

Probably would not have happened if they had a better solution than  u-turns

...also no crash bar under the rear of the trailer.

4 hours ago, sweatalot said:

U-turn again.

 

Big trailer making a u-turn thus blocking the whole street. No lights on the side, so not easy to see in the dark.

And the pick up driver,  in the middle of the night may be dui,  streets empty (he thought)  - high speed - bang

Truck driver may be dui, too

 

Probably would not have happened if they had a better solution than  u-turns

That's a lot of maybe's... 

At least there wasn’t a soi dog victim...

10 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

...also no crash bar under the rear of the trailer.

I doubt it would have made any difference to the outcome.

On 11/15/2020 at 11:55 AM, Gandtee said:

I doubt it would have made any difference to the outcome.

Probably would have, stops the car from going under the rear of the trailer, I'm sure most trailers in western countries have them.