Accident Lorry Driver Dozes Off, Crashes into Vehicles at Red Light, 1 Dead, 3 Seriously Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A road crash occurred in Phang Nga province when a drowsy 18-wheeler lorry driver ploughed into stationary vehicles waiting at a red light, resulting in one fatality and three others seriously injured.

 

Pol. Lt. Col. Ekkaphop Phuthong, Deputy Inspector of Takua Thung Police Station, received a report of a serious collision involving a trailer truck and several cars at the red-light junction in Ban Kalai, along Phetkasem Road at kilometre marker 859+100. Emergency responders, including local disaster prevention officials and a rescue unit from Wat Kao Charoen Tham Foundation, were dispatched to the scene.

 

At the site, officers discovered a white Isuzu 18-wheel lorry, registration from Surat Thani, with extensive front-end damage. Just ahead lay a mangled black Nissan March sedan, its rear crushed and the car compacted. Nearby, a pickup truck loaded with baby prawns was also found damaged at the rear.

 

Initial investigations revealed that the pickup truck was stationary at the traffic light, heading towards Phang Nga. Behind it was the ill-fated Nissan March, carrying four occupants, two men and two women. While the vehicles were halted at the red light, the lorry, reportedly travelling at high speed and showing no signs of braking, slammed into the rear of the sedan. The force of the impact propelled the Nissan into the pickup truck, scattering debris across the junction.

 

Rescue workers used hydraulic cutting tools to free the trapped passengers from the wreckage of the Nissan March. All four were rushed to Takua Thung Hospital in critical condition. Sadly, the male driver of the Nissan succumbed to his injuries.

 

Authorities suspect the lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel. He is currently in custody and will be charged with reckless driving causing death and injury.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khasod 2025-05-21.

 

 

 

 

[ChrisY1]

Mmmm...one reason never to buy a mini car like this!.......But I guess when a loaded lorry slams into any car that's stopped....this is the result