Head-On Collision in Ratchaburi Leaves One Dead and Six Injured

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A fatal road crash in Ratchaburi province claimed the life of a Myanmar woman and left six others injured after a saloon car collided head-on with a pickup truck on a rural road on the evening of 8 June.

The incident occurred at approximately 19:00, on the road running alongside the irrigation canal in Moo 3, Don Rae subdistrict, Mueang district. Pol. Sub-Lt. Natthaphon Phianpitak from Mueang Ratchaburi Police Station responded to the scene, accompanied by emergency medical teams from Ratchaburi Hospital and rescue workers from Prachanukul Foundation.

At the scene, officers found a blue four-door Isuzu pickup truck with front-end damage. The rear of the vehicle was off the road in roadside brush. The driver, Mr. Thaksin, aged 29, sustained minor injuries. Two passengers, Ms. Natthamon, also 29 and a 12-year-old boy named Monthon, were also slightly injured.

Nearby, authorities discovered a blue Toyota saloon car with front damage. Inside were three injured passengers, one child and two adults. A 29-year-old Myanmar woman, identified as Miss Lwin Mar, who had been seated in the front passenger seat, was found dead at the scene. The driver, Mr. Zaw Mo Nai, 30, a Myanmar national, was seriously injured and trapped in the wreckage. Rescue workers used hydraulic cutting equipment to free him before transporting him to Ratchaburi Hospital for emergency treatment.

Mr. Thaksin told police that he had been driving from Ratchaburi city towards his home near the Huai Chin Si intersection when the saloon car, which was coming from the opposite direction, appeared to swerve suddenly, possibly to avoid something near the bridge over the canal and then lost control, crashing directly into his vehicle.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the exact cause of the collision and will interview all injured parties as part of legal proceedings.

  Adapted by Asean Now from SiamRath 2025-06-10