Accident Man Dies in Pickup Truck Crash on Way to Work, Colleagues Call as Rescue Crews Extract Body

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khoasod.

 

A 22-year-old man working as an admin officer lost his life early morning on 30 April, after crashing his pickup truck into the rear of a parked lorry on Highway 224 in Nakhon Ratchasima. Emergency responders were still attempting to extract the body when the victim’s workplace called his phone to ask why he was late for work.

 

The fatal crash occurred at approximately 05:00 in front of a department store in the Nong Bua Sala area, outbound from Nakhon Ratchasima city, along kilometre markers 4-5 of Highway 224 (Ratchasima–Chokchai Road). Police and rescue personnel from Sawang Metta Korat rushed to the scene.

 

 

There, they discovered a silver Toyota Vigo pickup truck with Nakhon Ratchasima plates that had collided forcefully with the rear of a six-wheeled lorry also registered in the same province. The pickup was completely under part of the tricks load. The driver, identified as Mr. Saksit 22, from Phetchabun province, was found deceased and pinned in the driver’s seat.

 

While rescue workers were using hydraulic cutters to retrieve the victim’s body, his mobile phone rang. A colleague from his office was calling to ask why he had not shown up for his shift.

 

His body was later recovered and transported to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

 

A local street vendor, Mrs. Nang, 57, who sells grilled pork skewers, recounted the moment: she saw the pickup speeding before crashing into a roadside tent pole and then slamming into the back of the lorry. She expressed relief that she had not been cooking sticky rice at her usual spot near the scene at the time of the crash.

 

Another eyewitness following in a separate vehicle noted the pickup had been swerving since passing a nearby shopping centre, speculating the driver may have been fatigued or otherwise impaired.

 

The lorry driver, Mr. Boonju 59, told police he had parked at the roadside to rest before delivering goods to the department store. He was awakened by the loud crash and promptly called emergency services.

 

Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-01.