Picture and video from responders.

 

A devastating road crash occurred in the early hours of the morning of 30 April, at the intersection of Highway 344 and Krasae Bon traffic lights, inbound towards Klaeng District, Rayong Province. The collision involved two trucks and one sedan vehicle.

 

According to the initial report the sedan was carrying four male passengers. Upon arrival, emergency responders discovered that three of the individuals were trapped inside the vehicle, which was crushed between the trucks and had succumbed to their injuries at the scene. One male passenger survived with injuries and was promptly transported to a local medical facility for treatment.

 

Emergency teams from the Phutthasart Rescue Foundation and Sawangporn Phetkasem Rescue Unit, along with officers from Klaeng Police Station, responded swiftly to the incident. Their coordinated efforts enabled the extraction of the victims and clearance of the site.

 

The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Authorities are examining CCTV footage and collecting witness statements to determine the sequence of events that led to this fatal incident.

 

The names of the victims have not yet been released pending official identification and notification of next of kin.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Zoom Rayong 2025-04-30.

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATE
Three Chinese Nationals Killed as 18-Wheel Truck Slams into SUV at Red Light in Rayong

 

Picture and video from responders.

 

A devastating road cash involving an 18-wheel sand truck and a tourist vehicle claimed the lives of three Chinese nationals and left one seriously injured in the early hours of the morning of 30 April.

 

Police from Klaeng Station in Rayong Province responded to reports of a fatal collision at the Krasae Bon intersection on Highway 344. Upon arrival, emergency personnel from the Phutthasat Songkroh Rescue Association found a white SUV crushed beneath a heavily-loaded lorry.

 

Inside the SUV were four male Chinese nationals. Three were pronounced dead at the scene, while one sustained serious injuries. The force of the collision pushed the SUV more than 50 metres, before the truck came to a stop after crashing into another parked 18-wheel truck by the roadside, which also sustained damage.

 

Rescue workers were forced to deploy cranes and hydraulic cutters to retrieve the victims from the mangled wreckage, a process that took over an hour.

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that the SUV had likely stopped at a red light when the sand-laden truck, travelling at high speed, failed to brake in time.

Following the crash, the driver of the offending 18-wheeler fled the scene and has not yet been located. Police are now examining CCTV footage from the intersection and gathering evidence to identify and apprehend the individual.

 

In addition to pursuing charges against the truck driver for reckless driving causing death, authorities also plan to take legal action against the driver of the parked lorry. According to Thai transport regulations, trucks are prohibited from parking along public roads at night unless they are broken down and have visible emergency warning signals in place.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Thaich8 2025-04-30.

 

 

 

 

 

That was some speed he was travelling

Geez, no escape from that. Condolences.

Sorry, my brakes failed.

22 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Following the crash, the driver of the offending 18-wheeler fled the scene and has not yet been located. Police are now examining CCTV footage from the intersection and gathering evidence to identify and apprehend the individual.

Manslaughter charges should follow once the catch the run-away murderer.

R.I.P. to the guys in the SUV.

Very sad,

As for the truck driver, hope he goes to jail for a very long time. P.O.S.

RIP.

Another accident where Chinese loose their life's.This will spread on social media in China and another coffin in the tourism for Thailand.Car/bus accidents.. kidnapping..killing.. boat accidents where people drowning.Stabbing and shootings.. crazy tourists make alot of problems... Thailand faces alot of problems they can't/want to fix because the trillions of baht is on the way.THE GREEDYNESS will never stop.

Very dangerous to stop at freshly changed red traffic light. 

A lot of local drivers are not braking, for stopping when the light is tuning red. Go across the intersection with high speed. 

I awaited for turn green, about 10 th position of the row.

The lamp turned green, we could not move forward, because four (4) car went across the red light. If a motorcycle driver did start for the first blink of green, immediatelly has got dead.

Also, who is stopping for the turned red, can suffer an accident of run into his rear. 

Same this case.

Anothe, excuse the pun, nail in the coffin for Chinese tourism

3 hours ago, bogozy said:

Very dangerous to stop at freshly changed red traffic light. 

A lot of local drivers are not braking, for stopping when the light is tuning red. Go across the intersection with high speed. 

I awaited for turn green, about 10 th position of the row.

The lamp turned green, we could not move forward, because four (4) car went across the red light. If a motorcycle driver did start for the first blink of green, immediatelly has got dead.

Also, who is stopping for the turned red, can suffer an accident of run into his rear. 

Same this case.

 

 

In summary, Thais are thoughtless, lazy drivers by and large.

 

Most also have never taken proper driving lessons, and even fewer know about road signs and awareness.

Nothing worse than terrible drivers who acrually think they are good drivers.