Pickup Truck Reversing Crushes & Kills Two-Year-Old Boy

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

An incident in Roi Et province has resulted in the death of a two-year-old boy after he was run over by a reversing pickup truck. The incident occurred on December 23, in the Bueang Udom village, located in the Na Udom subdistrict of Phon Thong district.

 

At approximately 10:45 officers from the Phon Thong Police Station, along with rescue volunteers from Asoke Phon Thong and a local doctor, responded to a report of the collision. Upon arriving at the scene, they found the pickup truck stationary in the middle of a concrete road. There was a large pool of blood on the ground, and the child’s lifeless body had already been moved to a nearby wooden bed at a house.

 

The victim had multiple injuries, including broken bones and severe lacerations and was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

According to local witnesses, the pickup truck was transporting sand through the narrow alley when it encountered a motorcycle and sidecar blocking its path. The truck driver, attempting to reverse in order to go around the obstruction, apparently failed to notice the child standing behind the vehicle. As the truck reversed, it struck the boy, causing fatal injuries.

 

The truck driver, 51-year-old Rewat, explained that he had entered the village to deliver sand for a road construction project. Upon reaching the scene, he saw the motorcycle and sidecar parked in the way and checked to ensure no other obstacles were present. After confirming that there was nothing blocking his path, he reversed the truck to find an alternate route. 

 

He did not realise that the child was behind the vehicle and only noticed something unusual when he felt the truck run over something. After stopping, he discovered that he had run over the child. Despite his efforts to assist the boy, he was unable to save him.

 

The Phon Thong Police have investigated the scene, collected evidence, and recorded witness statements as part of the ongoing inquiry. Authorities are continuing to process the case and will proceed according to the law.

 

-- 2024-12-24