Accident Thai Actor ‘Dong-Deng’ in ICU Following Serious Motorway Crash in Nakhon Ratchasima

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

Thai actor Nattawut Saenyabut, widely known by his stage name “Dong-Deng”, was in intensive care following a dramatic road crash in the early hours of the morning of 9 May, on the M6 motorway in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

The 28-year-old star of Thibaan The Series sustained severe injuries after the white Toyota Fortuner he was travelling in plunged from an overpass bridge, near kilometre markers 154–155 in Si Khiu district. The incident was reported at approximately 03:45, by the Phrommatham Rescue Centre, which dispatched emergency responders to the scene.

 

Rescue workers found three male victims at the crash site, all of whom were injured but initially conscious. First aid was administered at the scene before the men were transported to Si Khiu Hospital for further treatment.

 

Dong-Deng, who portrayed the character “Jalod” in the popular Thibaanfranchise and was nominated for Best Actor at the 27th Suphannahong National Film Awards, was later transferred to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital for emergency surgery. Medical staff reported that he had suffered a fractured hip, broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a ruptured bladder. 

 

He remained overnight, in the intensive care unit on the 6th floor of the Somdet Phra Theppharat Building, where his condition is being closely monitored.

Further details released by rescue officials identified the other two injured individuals as Thanin, 25, the driver, from Surin province, who suffered chest pain and a right leg injury, and Sarin, 31, from Roi Et, who sustained bruising and sprains. Both men were conscious and received treatment at Si Khiu Hospital.

 

According to Pol. Lt. Col. Somkiat Najaroen, the investigating officer from Si Khiu Police Station, the driver admitted he had dozed off at the wheel due to fatigue while en route to Bangkok, which caused the vehicle to veer off the motorway ramp and crash down onto the ground below.

 

The crash left the vehicle overturned and severely damaged, particularly at the front end. Police have confirmed that an investigation into the exact cause of the accident is ongoing. Fans and colleagues in the entertainment industry continue to post messages of support online, hoping for Dong-Deng’s full recovery.

 

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-05-10.

 

 

 

[Celsius]

Phew... for a moment I thought it was Moo Daeng