Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Three people were left trapped and seriously injured after a pickup truck crashed into the rear of a lorry on a motorway 7, near Pattaya on the night of 6 May.

 

The crash occurred at approximately 22.30, on the inbound lanes of the motorway to Pattaya, at kilometre marker 80-400 in Nong Khang Khok, Mueang District, Chonburi Province.

 

Emergency responders from the Trai Khunatham Foundation rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a serious collision. They discovered a white Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, registration from Bangkok, with its front end completely mangled from the impact.

 

The driver, identified as Mr. Nopparat, was found trapped behind the wheel, crushed by the wreckage. Two other passengers, Mr. Noppadon and Mr. Yot, were also injured and pinned inside the vehicle. Rescue teams were forced to use hydraulic cutting tools to free all three victims before administering first aid and rushing them to a nearby hospital.

 

The other vehicle involved was a white Hino lorry, registration from Chachoengsao, which had been parked on the roadside. The rear-right section of the lorry was damaged from the impact.

 

Initial investigations suggest that the pickup truck was travelling from Phan Thong District back to Pattaya when it lost control and slammed into the back of the stationary lorry at high speed. Authorities are continuing their investigation and legal proceedings are expected to follow.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-07.

 

 

 

 

Phone or asleep?....

Far too many people crashing into the back of lorry's most are poorly lit it's a problem when they stop no flashing lights but the driver was not concentrating or asleep rip

2 hours ago, ozz1 said:

Far too many people crashing into the back of lorry's most are poorly lit it's a problem when they stop no flashing lights but the driver was not concentrating or asleep rip

Well but motorway 7 is four lanes!

No need to crash into a lorry at curbside.

I drove there in the night only once and can't remember about lighting.

(avoid driving in the night outside of cities as good as possible)

2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Phone or asleep?....

Or drunk as a skunk.

Some drivers here can sit behind the wheel but have problems to stand on their feet.

 

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Authorities are continuing their investigation and legal proceedings are expected to follow.

If there was a police deterrent there would be fewer speedsters.  I often visit my son in Bangkok; I can count on the thumbs of one hand, the number of police cars viewed.