Lorry Overturns into Canal in Chaiyaphum , Driver Trapped in Wreckage

Picture from responders.

An 18-wheel lorry carrying a full load of soil lost control and plunged into a canal near Chaiyaphum city, leaving the driver critically injured and trapped inside the wreckage. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and spent 40 minutes extracting the unconscious driver before transporting him to Chaiyaphum Hospital.

At 10:30 on 14 February, Pol. Lt. Col. Jittipat Kamrangsri, an investigator at Mueang Chaiyaphum Police Station, received reports of a lorry crash at a flood drainage construction site near Modin Daeng, on the outskirts of Chaiyaphum city. Emergency responders from Sawang Kunatham Rescue Unit and an ambulance from Chaiyaphum Hospital were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, officials found a white Hino 18-wheel lorry that had veered off the road and crashed into the canal, ending upside down and sustaining severe front-end damage. The driver, later identified as Mr. Namchok, 35, from Udon Thani, was trapped inside the wreckage, critically injured and struggling to breathe.

According to Mr. Wiwat, a local resident who witnessed the crash while tending to his cattle, the lorry driver appeared to have swerved suddenly before veering off the road and into the canal. Large amounts of soil were scattered at the scene, suggesting that the driver may have attempted to avoid an obstacle before losing control.

Authorities plan to question the driver once his condition stabilises to determine the exact cause of the crash.

-- 2025-02-16