Truck Carrying Pigs Overturns Into Canal, 100 Animals Drown

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders

 

A truck transporting over 100 pigs rolled over as it plunged into an irrigation canal in Don Chedi district, leaving nearly 100 pigs drowned in a scene that left locals distressed.

 

The crash occurred at 07:00 on 5 March, on the Makham Thao–U Thong irrigation canal road, Moo 1, Nong Sarai subdistrict, Don Chedi district, Suphan Buri province. Rescue teams from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation rushed to the scene to assist in the rescue efforts.

 

Upon arrival, responders found the truck overturned on its side, partially submerged in the canal. The pigs were desperately struggling to escape, with their frantic squeals filling the air.

 

Local residents and rescue workers worked for over two hours to save as many pigs as possible. Despite their best efforts, only 30 pigs survived, while the rest drowned.

 

Witnesses described the scene as heartbreaking, as the pigs’ cries grew weaker before they succumbed to the water.

 

The truck’s driver, Mr Komsan 38, told police that he was transporting 140 pigs from a farm in Chai Nat province to a slaughterhouse in Ratchaburi when the crash happened.

 

“I was driving normally when I bent down to pick up something. That’s when the truck veered off course,” he admitted. He attempted to steer back onto the road, but he lost control of the truck and it overturned into the canal.

 

Fortunately, Mr Komsan escaped unscathed, as the water level in the canal was only about half full.

 

Authorities are investigating the incident.

 

-- 2025-03-06