Multiple Injured in Surin Minivan-Lorry Collision

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

Authorities received a report at approximately 05.05 on January 9, of a crash involving a passenger minivan and a 22-wheeled lorry. The crash occurred in front of a PTT petrol station on the parallel inbound road to Sangha District, in Tambon Chob, Sangha District, Surin Province.

 

Emergency responders from the Chao Por Ta Dan Sangha Rescue Foundation deployed ambulances and hydraulic rescue equipment to the scene. On arrival, they discovered a Toyota Commuter minivan had collided with the rear of the lorry. 

 

The impact left numerous passengers injured, with several trapped inside the wreckage. Passengers were found thrown together near the front seats behind the driver. The driver of the minivan was also trapped in the vehicle and required extraction using rescue equipment.

 

Preliminary reports indicate multiple injuries among passengers, both trapped and otherwise. Rescue teams from Chao Por Ta Dan, Sa Siea Gong, and Chob Subdistrict Administration Organisation, along with EMS staff from Sangha Hospital, worked urgently to free and assist the injured before transporting them to Sangha Hospital for further treatment.

 

The injured have been identified as:

 

1. Mr Kwanchai Khaenkhan, 43 (minivan driver)

2. Ms Supawadee Soda, 28 (passenger)

3. Mrs Jittima Inthong, 54 (passenger)

4. Ms Supaporn Pojit, 29 (passenger)

5. Ms Amphaporn Rattanathiwat, 38 (passenger)

6. Miss Chayanan Inthong, 7 (passenger)

 

The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation, but initial evidence points to the driver of the minivan was attempting to undertake the lorry which was in the outside lane to make a U turn. The minivan struck the rear left hand side of the slower moving lorry. Authorities are urging motorists to exercise caution on the roads, particularly during early morning hours when visibility may be reduced.

 

-- 2025-01-10

 

 

[ChrisY1]

Stupid driver...undertaking at speed is so freakin' dumb! 

He should never be allowed near a steering wheel again!

[Deerculler]

And the passengers were not wearing seat belts.

[Yagoda]

First thing I do in one of those vans is buckle up.

[ikke1959]

And this kind of accidents are keeping tourists away... It is not safe to travel from A to B on the Thai roads... Maybe Thailand think that the foreign countries don't know about these terrible, irresponsible, and uneducated drivers