Fourteen injured - four seriously - as car collides with song thaew taking students home in NE Thailand

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Police and rescue services were called to the Non Sang to Sri Bunreuang Road in Non Muang sub-district of Nong Bua Lamphu after a white Toyota Vios collided head on with a song thaew carrying students home. 

 

Fourteen people were injured, four seriously including the driver of the Vios named as Jirawat who had to be cut out. 

 

Jirawat and one male student and two females were transferred from Non Sang Hospital to Nong Bua Lamphu hospital. 

 

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Khammoon, 70, the driver of the school truck said that he saw the Vios swerving and out of control at a distance going fast.

 

The driver lost control and it repeatedly somersaulted before slamming into the side of his vehicle that he had slowed and driven over to the left at a bend.

 

Siam Rath reported that Jirawat had been handing out funeral invitations in the area and was going back to a funeral when the accident occurred. 

 

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[worgeordie]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

Jirawat had been handing out funeral invitations in the area and was going back to a funeral when the accident occurred. 

Driving too fast to get back to the funeral ,and nearly ended up

been at his own, lucky he did not crash into the rear of the song thaew 

or the students would have been trapped , 

regards worgeordie

[Aussieroaming]

Hopefully all of the children recover and due legal process occurs. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

reported that Jirawat had been handing out funeral invitations in the area and was going back to a funeral when the accident occurred. 

Sounds like he's in a rush to attend his own.

[Bangkok Barry]

As for the way students are transported, what could possibly go wrong?

[Anant72]

On 3/17/2022 at 4:37 PM, Bangkok Barry said:

As for the way students are transported, what could possibly go wrong?

The police couldn’t care less. Don’t expect them to do anything. Let the carnage continue.