In an early morning incident on October 13, a passenger van collided with the rear of an 18-wheeler truck on the Mittraphap-Khon Kaen road, heading out of Nakhon Ratchasima towards Khon Kaen. The incident occurred in front of a convenience store in Ban Bing, Non Sung District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

 

Upon arrival at the scene, rescue teams from Hook 31 Nakhon Ratchasima, Non Sung Station, discovered the passenger van, registered in Ubon Ratchathani, with its front completely wrecked and wedged against the back of the truck, which is registered in Udon Thani. There were 10 people in the van and several passengers had already managed to exit the van with multiple visible injuries, prompting the rescue team to provide first aid.

 

 

One passenger remained trapped in the front passenger seat. Rescue workers quickly deployed hydraulic cutters to remove the van door and successfully freed the individual, who was still conscious. The injured were promptly transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

 

Preliminary reports from the rescue team indicated that none of the six injured passengers sustained life-threatening injuries. Authorities suspect that the van driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, leading to the crash into the truck, which was traveling normally on the road.

 

Police are continuing to investigate the incident by interviewing the passengers and the van driver to determine the exact cause of the crash.

 

Picture from responders.

 

 

-- 2024-10-14

 

 

Texting and reading phones while driving is quite ok in Thailand.....except sometimes, it's not!

Ouch! 

Not even one day without fatal accident. All avoidable.

It's a shame but sad.

While everybody is pointing a finger at the van driver, most of these accidents are due to the truck.
Most of these trucks back-lights are very poorly visible and can not be seen from a distance.
Just like the motorbikes running without read lights.

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Preliminary reports from the rescue team indicated that none of the six injured passengers sustained life-threatening injuries

Whew thank god they were all wearing their seat belts as the law requires...................