A heavy-drinking 56 year old man lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into an 18-wheel lorry parked on the side of the road in Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand. The truck was heavily damaged, and officials quickly responded, providing emergency assistance and transportation to the hospital.

 

Somprasong Sai-in, an investigative officer at Bang Pakong Police Station, today revealed that he received notification of a car accident near Wat Tha Sa-an School, on the motorway at KM 48, inbound to Bangkok, M.5, Tha Sa-an, Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao Province. Following the notification, he rushed to investigate alongside the Chachoengsao’s rescue unit, reported KhaoSod.

 

On the site of the incident, a white Isuzu D-MAX truck was found, with a Bangkok license plate reading ฒช 6146, wildly off course and in a ditch beside the road. The right side of the vehicle was heavily damaged.

 

Inside the truck, the driver identified as 56 year old Wichai was found injured and heavily intoxicated. First aid was immediately provided, and after nearly ten minutes, the man was sent to Chularat 11 Hospital.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/road-deaths/56-year-old-heavy-drinker-crashes-his-pickup-into-a-parked-lorry-in-chachoengsao-province-causing-significant-damage

 

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11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Inside the truck, the driver identified as 56 year old Wichai was found injured and heavily intoxicated.

Guess he didn't get the message about DUI

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

wildly off course and in a ditch beside the road.

in this case I am going to translate ditch as small puddle.

It's just so damn hard to see these huge lorries, isn't it. Every day there are reports of someone driving into them, often with fatal consequences. Makes a change from demolishing roadside poles, I suppose.