Nakhon Ratchasima: 63 Year Old Man Dies in Pickup Truck Collision

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A 63 year old man tragically lost his life when his pickup truck collided with an 18-wheeler and became lodged underneath the trailer. The crash occurred at approximately 20:10 on November 15 near a U-turn on the Phimai-Market Khae Road in Tharn Prasat Subdistrict, Non Sung District, Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Local police from the Non Sung Police Station, along with the Hook 31 Korat rescue team, rushed to the scene. Upon arrival, rescuers found a heavily damaged silver Toyota pickup truck wedged beneath the trailer of the 18-wheeler. 

 

The driver of the pickup, identified as Mr. Chatchai, a 63-year-old resident of Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, was trapped inside the wreckage and had died instantly. Rescuers used hydraulic cutting tools to retrieve his body, which was sent to Non Sung Hospital for a formal autopsy.

 

Mr. Chusak 60, the driver of the 18-wheeler, recounted the incident. He stated that his truck was fully loaded with salt, and he was in the process of making a U-turn when the pickup truck approached at high speed. The pickup collided directly with the trailer, becoming wedged underneath. The force of the collision caused the driver of the pickup to suffer massive upper body and head trauma.

 

Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage from the area and examining evidence at the scene to determine the exact cause of the collision. Mr. Chusak is also being interviewed further as part of the investigation.

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-17

 

[Gottfrid]

I can take a while for a fully loaded salt trailer to make a u-turn. Clearly the pick-up driver was already blind before the incident.