Five people in a pickup truck were killed when their vehicle was hit by a trailer truck travelling in the opposite direction on the Asian Highway in Pa Bon district of Thailand’s southern province of Phatthalung late Wednesday night.

 

According to the Phatthalung police report, the trailer truck, loaded with rubber timber, was heading towards Hat Yai district, while the pickup truck, with five men on board, including the driver, was travelling on the other side of the highway.

 

At a bend in the road, the front tires of the trailer truck burst, causing the driver to lose control. The truck jumped the central reservation and collided with the pickup truck travelling in the opposite direction.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/five-dead-in-phatthalung-crash/

 

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Sadly another accidentdue in part I suspect o p[oor Tyre maintenance, too often when at traffic lights I look a truck tyrs and often one or more ae below recommended standard and some have zero tread, and YUET Thai Insurance pays out . Like buses trucks should be checked on the oad ,bu often they sail past Road checks.

RIP to the deceased. 

Sad indeed ????????

Where are the MOT truck weigh-bridges n checking stations ????