Delivery driver lives after 10 meter plunge from expressway

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath called it a miracle survival when a 26 year old delivery driver of a six wheel truck survived a ten meter plunge from the Suksawat expressway in southern Bangkok.

 

Amphol had broken down at KM9+700m heading towards Rama 2 and parked on the left hard shoulder.

 

His vehicle was hit by the trailer of a 22 wheel truck driven by Pornchai, 3 whose rig was stopped 1 kilometer away. 

 

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Picture: Siam Rath

 

Poh Teck Tung helped Amphol to hospital with serious injuries. He had to be rescued from a grassy area meaning that a wall of a luxury estate that abuts the area had to be demolished. 

 

Police are studying CCTV and talking to the truck/trailer driver to help inform their investigation. 

 

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[rwill]

That's not a shoulder.  It's an extra lane.  It causes problems when you stop in them.

[Aussieroaming]

Hard shoulder hahaha, otherwise know as the undertaking lane which the delivery driver would have been an expert at using himself. 

[brianthainess]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

His vehicle was hit by the trailer of a 22 wheel truck driven by Pornchai, 3 whose rig was stopped 1 kilometer away.

Was stopped ? by the driver or someone else ?  1 klm away !