Two Monks Killed in Collision with Lorry in Ubon Ratchathani

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

Two monks were killed in a road crash in Ubon Ratchathani, after their car collided with the rear of an 18-wheeler lorry.

 

The incident occurred on the Trakan Phuet Phon–Si Mueang Mai Road near Ban Mon in Na Phin subdistrict, Trakan Phuet Phon district. Police received reports of the crash at around 18:00 on 11 March.

 

Upon arrival, officers from Trakan Phuet Phon Police Station, along with medical personnel from Trakan Phuet Phon Hospital, found a blue Mitsubishi sedan with severe front-end damage in the middle of the road. Inside the wreckage, the driver, identified as Phra Phongphan, 49, was found dead at the wheel, trapped by the steering column. Beside him was the body of Phra Maha Samorn, 48, an abbot from a temple in Trakan Phuet Phon.

 

Approximately 20 metres away, police discovered the 18-wheel lorry, carrying a full load of cassava, parked in the left lane. The rear of the vehicle showed impact damage. The lorry driver, Mr Natthaphon, 26, remained at the scene and awaited police, visibly shaken.

 

Initial investigations suggest that the monks were travelling from Si Mueang Mai district to a temple in Trakan Phuet Phon when the driver may have been speeding, leading to the fatal crash, into the slow moving truck.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incident.

 

-- 2025-03-12