Pickup Truck Collision Leaves 3 Dead, Several Injured, Attending Lopburi Funeral

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A crash occurred in Lopburi Province on the evening of November 6, when a pickup truck carrying villagers to a funeral collided with a ten-wheel truck, leading to a catastrophic chain reaction that involved nine motorcycles. Three people were killed, and many were injured.

 

Pol. Lt. Thanapol Kaewburiwong, Deputy Inspector (Investigation) of Koksalung Police Station, reported the incident occurred along Highway No. 21 in the Phu Khae-Lom Sak stretch near the village of Ban Khao Khwang, in Koksalung Subdistrict, Pattanikom District. The authorities, along with Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers and medical staff from Pattanikom Hospital, rushed to the scene.

 

At the site, a green Nissan pickup truck with Lopburi license plates was found damaged after being rear-ended. The force of the impact propelled the pickup truck forward, causing it to crash into nine motorcycles parked nearby, which belonged to mourners attending a funeral.

 

In the middle of the road, a ten-wheel Hino truck with Nakhon Ratchasima plates was parked with visible front-end damage from the collision. Injured men and women who had been passengers in the back of the pickup truck were scattered across the scene, needing assistance.

 

Some of the casualties were given CPR at the scene, before emergency personnel and local residents worked together to transport the injured to Pattanikom Hospital. Tragically, three villagers lost their lives: Mr. Sing, Mrs. Wanphen, and Mrs. Amphorn, all residents of Koksalung. Ten others remain hospitalised with injuries, overnight.

 

The pickup truck driver, Mr. Chuan, sustained minor injuries and recounted that he was driving the group from their village to the funeral when he attempted to make a U-turn. He did not see the ten-wheel truck approaching, leading to the fatal rear-end collision and subsequent crashes with the parked motorcycles.

 

Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

 

Pictures from responders.

 

-- 2024-11-07