Accident Pickup Truck Crashes While Rushing Injured Child to Hospital – One Dead, Six Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A crash occurred in the early hours of the morning of 21 May, in Pathum Thani province when a pickup truck driver, rushing a critically injured toddler to hospital, lost control on a curve and overturned, killing a 4-year-old boy and injuring six others, including a 2-year-old who had earlier been injured falling from a building.

 

The incident took place around 01:00, on the Pathum Thani–Lat Lum Kaeo Road, near the Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) office. Police investigators, forensic officers from the Ministry of Justice, and emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the scene immediately following reports of the crash.

 

At the site, officers found a damaged Isuzu D-Max pickup truck, which had struck the central reservation before overturning and coming to rest on the opposite side of the road after skidding over 100 metres. Debris from the crash was scattered along the road.

 

Some 50 metres from the vehicle, emergency responders discovered the body of a 4-year-old boy lying motionless in the street. A 2-year-old boy was found seriously injured, with five adult males inside the truck and all were transported to Pathum Thani Hospital for emergency care.

 

According to Mr Phat 26, who was among the injured, the group had been en route to Pathum Thani Hospital after the 2-year-old had fallen from the second floor of an apartment block in Sam Khok district. Seven people were travelling in the vehicle, five adults and two children, when the driver lost control navigating a curve in the road, causing the vehicle to flip and eject the child.

 

The 4-year-old boy died at the scene, while the injured child received emergency CPR at the scene before being rushed to hospital in critical condition. The remaining five adults were treated for various less serious injuries.

 

Police, led by Pol. Sub Lt. Sirawit Chaiyawan, have launched a full investigation into the crash. Forensic teams recorded evidence from the scene and will examine CCTV footage in an effort to determine the exact cause of the accident. Authorities will question the driver and survivors as part of the ongoing inquiry.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-05-22.

 

 

 

[lordgrinz]

If I was injured, the last thing I would want is to be driven to the hospital in a pickup truck driven by a Thai. 

[Jim Blue]

How about being strapped down and taken to the maternity ward !!!

[Liverpool Lou]

15 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

If I was injured, the last thing I would want is to be driven to the hospital in a pickup truck driven by a Thai. 

If you were in the position of the child or its family you may not have had any choice, often personal transport is the quickest way to get to a hospital.