Tragic three-car crash in Chon Buri kills two, injures five

[webfact]

 

A catastrophic collision involving three vehicles in Chon Buri province claimed the lives of two individuals and left five seriously injured in the early hours of today, February 25. The accident, which saw vehicles mangled beyond recognition, occurred on the Don Hua Lo – Sattahip route near the Sony intersection in the Don Hua Lo sub-district.

 

Authorities rushed to the scene at approximately 1.30am following reports of the severe crash. The emergency teams, including medical personnel from Chon Buri Hospital and rescuers from the Thamratsameemaneerat Foundation, discovered a chaotic tableau. A black Toyota Revo with license plate บห 5602 from Phetchabun and a blue Mitsubishi Triton with license plate ยฉ 601 from Chon Buri were the primary vehicles involved, both having sustained significant front-end damage.

 

In the immediate aftermath, medical first responders administered on-site emergency care to the injured before transferring them to Chon Buri Hospital. Among the injured was 25 year old Watchara Somphunga, who was driving a white Isuzu D-Max with license plate จห 206 from Chon Buri.

His vehicle was struck and damaged in the collision. Watchara recounted that while following the blue pickup, a black vehicle suddenly emerged and collided with the blue truck, which appeared to attempt an evasive manoeuvre but failed, subsequently impacting Watchara’s vehicle, reported KhaoSod.

Sarawut Usadech, a 39 year old passenger in the black Toyota Revo, revealed that three people were in their vehicle when the accident occurred. He was sitting beside the driver as they were heading towards Wat Don. The exact dynamics of the collision were unclear to the passengers at the time of the impact.

Rescuers reported that the blue pickup was carrying four occupants, two of whom suffered critical injuries, including broken necks, with one succumbing to their injuries later. All three passengers in the black vehicle sustained serious injuries. Initially, the identities of the deceased and the badly injured were unknown due to a lack of identification.

 

The police are awaiting the opportunity to further interview the injured survivors. Additionally, they plan to review footage from CCTV cameras near the accident site to determine the cause of the crash and to proceed with any necessary legal action.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

His vehicle was struck and damaged in the collision. Watchara recounted that while following the blue pickup, a black vehicle suddenly emerged and collided with the blue truck, which appeared to attempt an evasive manoeuvre but failed, subsequently impacting Watchara’s vehicle,

Normal Thai driving, speed, and a lack of attention.

[Skipalongcassidy]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Normal Thai driving, speed, and a lack of attention.

Normal drunk or drugged driving throughout the world...

[quake]

Too Fast, Too Selfish, Too Stupid. .

 

 

 

Edited February 26 by quake

[mikebell]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The police are awaiting the opportunity to further interview the injured survivors.

This procedure will keep happening until RTP enforce the law (particularly on speeding) every day not just during the 14 dangerous day-overtime bonanzas.

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

a black vehicle suddenly emerged and collided with the blue truck,

So not seen coming up from behind, from the side, where did it emerge from?, a side road, a U turn or was it just Magic? 

[KhunBENQ]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Watchara recounted that while following the blue pickup, a black vehicle suddenly emerged and collided with the blue truck, which appeared to attempt an evasive manoeuvre but failed, subsequently impacting Watchara’s vehicle, reported KhaoSod.

My guess: 1:30 AM, driver of black car fallen asleep, swerving to opposite lane.

It's obviously an undivided road.

1:30 AM a good time to sleep, bad time to drive a car.

[KhunBENQ]

Read somewhere that there are three times as many road deaths in the night compared to daytime. And that with less vehicles on the roads.

 

Of course only a fraction appears in English language reporting.

In the district town there was a nightly accident where a pickup crashed full speed into a group of vehicles waiting at the red light. The wreck is stored at the police station together with all the other clumps of metal.

 

Edited February 26 by KhunBENQ

[Mr Meeseeks]

6 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Normal drunk or drugged driving throughout the world...

 

Drink-driving still culturally acceptable here in Thailand, unfortunately.

[still kicking]

9 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Normal drunk or drugged driving throughout the world...

Absolute nonsense 

[Skipalongcassidy]

15 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

Drink-driving still culturally acceptable here in Thailand, unfortunately.

Just shows your ignorance... maybe your culture but it is not accepted by Thai culture.

[Skipalongcassidy]

13 hours ago, still kicking said:

Absolute nonsense 

Drunk driving is a problem in Thailand... but they only come in as mediocre when ranked with the rest of the world... so yes you are about "absolute nonsense"