Durian truck crash in northern Thailand leaves 24 injured, including pregnant woman

[snoop1130]

 

In a disastrous incident in Uttaradit province, northern Thailand, a pickup truck carrying durian pickers overturned after the driver, unfamiliar with the hilly terrain route, lost control. The accident left 24 individuals injured, nine of them were seriously hurt. A pregnant woman was also found among the casualties.

 

The distress call was initially received by the Mayor of Mae Pual Subdistrict, Loei District, Uttaradit, Rien Pintapauw, who was immediately notified about the accident by local durian orchard farmers. The accident, involving the single-body Toyota pickup truck with registration number 3ฒฒ 4733 Bangkok, occurred on the road down the last mountain, a road that links Mae Pual subdistrict, Loei district, Uttaradit, and Ban Tuek subdistrict, Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai, northern Thailand.

 

The pickup truck’s main purpose of use was fruit transportation, and at the time of the accident, it had a metallic structure installed on it for the same purpose. The vehicle lay overturned and soiled with clay dirt in a state of wreckage, with the front of the truck hanging on a Longkong tree belonging to a farmer.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/durian-truck-crash-in-uttaradit-leaves-24-injured-including-pregnant-woman-caution-urged-on-challenging-terrain

 

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[gargamon]

Damn. I'm in Pattaya and I can smell it from here. 

[scottiejohn]

I bet a real stink will be raised about this one!

[blackshadow]

so much for people not being allowed in back of a pickup !!!!!!

it amazes me how many times these, so called drivers lose control

mainly because they are not taught to drive in the first place!!!!

they some times get a licence and think they can drive ???

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In a disastrous incident in Uttaradit province, northern Thailand, a pickup truck carrying durian pickers overturned after the driver, unfamiliar with the hilly terrain route, lost control. The accident left 24 individuals injured, nine of them were seriously hurt. A pregnant woman was also found among the casualties

24 victims of Thailands insanity

[Pique Dard]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A pregnant woman was also found among the casualties.

let's hope she didn't go to the maternity hospital straight after the accident!

[flyingtlger]

Ouch!

[Bangkok Barry]

13 hours ago, blackshadow said:

so much for people not being allowed in back of a pickup !!!!!!

it amazes me how many times these, so called drivers lose control

mainly because they are not taught to drive in the first place!!!!

they some times get a licence and think they can drive ???

Very hard to control a vehicle carrying so many people. Not designed for that, especially in difficult terrain. You just can't help these people as they have no idea of the danger, and even if they did they don't care.

[Tarteso]

What a pity for a irresponsible businessman or driver, trying to save money. I hope he pays the hospital expenses for the injured... usually very poor or immigrants.

[sammieuk1]

Its only safety rated at 23 that was the problem the other problem would be getting impaled on your fruit ????