Brake Failure Causes Multi-Car Collision in Chonburi, Injuring Two Children

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture and video from responders.

 

A crash involving five vehicles occurred on Sukprayoon Road near a U-turn by a PTT petrol station in the Kut Ngong sub-district of Chonburi Province in the morning of December 21. A small truck suffered brake failure, crashing into multiple vehicles and leaving two children injured.

 

At 10:30, police officer Pol Lt Thawatchai Laphan from the Panat Nikhom Police Station received a report of the incident. Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene alongside local rescue workers.

 

The primary vehicle involved was a white four-wheel truck, registered in Chonburi, loaded with scrap metal. Its front end was heavily damaged. The driver, Ms. Kasarin, 34, along with her two daughters, aged 10 and 8, suffered injuries after the children were thrown from the vehicle during the incident. All three were treated at Panat Nikhom Hospital.

 

According to Ms. Kasarin, the collision occurred as she was driving her children to sell scrap metal. Upon reaching the U-turn, the truck’s brakes failed, causing it to crash into a blue six-wheel Isuzu truck waiting at the U-turn. The impact forced the truck to hit a white Isuzu pickup truck ahead of it.

 

In a panic, Ms. Kasarin lost control of the vehicle, which then shifted into reverse on its own she claims and travelled 300 metres backward at high speed, colliding with a grey Toyota Revo pickup truck. This truck was parked outside a gatage, where it also struck another white Isuzu pickup parked inside the property.

 

After these collisions, the truck spun back into the road, where it was sideswiped by an oncoming 18-wheel Hino trailer truck. Fortunately, no further injuries occurred, although the children were ejected from the vehicle during the chaos.

 

Mrs. Gift, 28, the owner of one of the damaged parked vehicles, described the scene: “I was buying items nearby when I saw the truck lose control. It first hit vehicles at the U-turn, then reversed at high speed. I shouted, ‘We’re doomed!’ just before it hit my car and then another parked car.”

 

Ms. Kasarin admitted that her truck’s insurance policy had expired, leaving her with no coverage for the damages. Police are investigating further to determine the precise cause of the incident. They plan to review CCTV footage and conduct a detailed examination of the truck.

 

Authorities confirmed that legal action will be taken following the completion of the investigation.

 

-- 2024-12-22

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

In a panic, Ms. Kasarin lost control of the vehicle, which then shifted into reverse on its own she claims and travelled 300 metres backward at high speed,

Really???

Never heard that one before.