A serious crash involving a truck transporting undocumented migrant workers occurred in the early hours of November 6 on Asia Highway 41 in the Tha Chana District, Surat Thani. The collision, which took place at approximately 02:45 resulted in four fatalities, nine injuries, and two individuals fleeing into nearby woods.

 

The crash site revealed a severely damaged Isuzu pickup truck with a closed cargo area, license plate from Bangkok, which had crashed into the rear of a white Scania trailer truck, license plate from Samut Prakan. Emergency responders from Kusonsattha Koh Mook Foundation arrived quickly to assist and transported the injured to nearby hospitals.

 

According to reports, the pickup truck was carrying 15 undocumented Myanmar nationals from Bangkok, bound for Phatthalung Province. Three passengers were declared dead at the scene, while one succumbed to injuries later at Tha Chana Hospital. The nine injured were rushed to Tha Chana and Chaiya Hospitals for treatment. Two individuals reportedly fled into the surrounding forest following the crash, and authorities believe they are undocumented migrants attempting to avoid apprehension.

 

The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation, and officials are working to verify the identities of those involved. The police have also initiated a search for the two missing individuals.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-07

 

It is time to make getting workpermits easier than all the paperwork that is required now... That is the main cause of why so many people work without a workpermit.. The processs is long and a lot of paperwork for every workpermit even for the same company...Thailand still can't work with a scanner to put all documents in a computer but need still paper copies of everything everytime... Not 21st century anymore

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

According to reports, the pickup truck was carrying 15 undocumented Myanmar nationals from Bangkok, bound for Phatthalung Province.

Thailand still in the thick of people trafficking...

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

undocumented migrant workers

Just to note that "undocumented" is not synonymous with "illegal." Albeit, if they have as foreigners been working without work permits. 

human smugglers get a nice title here

10 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

It is time to make getting workpermits easier than all the paperwork that is required now... That is the main cause of why so many people work without a workpermit.. The processs is long and a lot of paperwork for every workpermit even for the same company...Thailand still can't work with a scanner to put all documents in a computer but need still paper copies of everything everytime... Not 21st century anymore

Well, for example take a look in your home country, is it there better?

I don't think so, even if you try to take a Thai person to that country  only for a holliday.

4 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

Well, for example take a look in your home country, is it there better?

I don't think so, even if you try to take a Thai person to that country  only for a holliday.

Hahahah.. you don't anything about my country as you show.... No even for Thais is everything much better than for foreigners here, except it is pricy

4 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Hahahah.. you don't anything about my country as you show.... No even for Thais is everything much better than for foreigners here, except it is pricy

It might be pricy but the wages are much higher 

2 hours ago, still kicking said:

It might be pricy but the wages are much higher 

And so are the fines if you don't follow traffic rules, or other laws....That is why there are as many traffic deaths in 1 year as here in Thailand in 1 week...The police is doing their job... and no fines are disappearing in the pockets

17 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Hahahah.. you don't anything about my country as you show.... No even for Thais is everything much better than for foreigners here, except it is pricy

Given your name, I still suspect you are from the low countries.

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

Given your name, I still suspect you are from the low countries.

yes sure a very low country called The Netherlands in Eu and I am high educated... and you?? 

On 11/7/2024 at 5:40 AM, hotchilli said:

Thailand still in the thick of people trafficking...

I dont think Thailand is the only country guilty of that UK,USA

My home country rushes out to ferry them in!

2 hours ago, cowellandrew said:

I dont think Thailand is the only country guilty of that UK,USA

My home country rushes out to ferry them in!

Home countries need to do more but the watchdogs really need to expose the worst offenders in the supposed civilised countries.