Accident Municipal Garbage Truck Reverses Over Motorcyclist, Killing One and Injuring Another

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 62-year-old woman was killed and another seriously injured in an incident involving a reversing municipal garbage truck in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi.

 

The incident occurred on the morning of 9 June in Soi Chumchon Wat Sai, Bang Si Thong Subdistrict. Local police from Bang Kruai Station, along with forensic doctors and Poh Teck Tung Foundation rescue workers, were called to the scene following reports of a fatal collision between a refuse truck and a motorcycle.

 

The scene was a narrow two-lane road where a municipal garbage lorry had reversed over a white-and-blue Honda Wave motorcycle. The rider, identified as Mrs Wannapha, aged 62, was found dead at the rear of the truck, her head having been fatally crushed by the vehicle’s rear wheels.

 

The pillion passenger, 68-year-old Mrs Malee, sustained head injuries with visible swelling and was rushed to Bang Kruai Hospital for treatment.

 

Eyewitness Ms Waranuch Sroi-in, 54, told reporters she had been riding her motorbike behind the victim’s vehicle and had stopped nearby. She stated that the garbage truck had activate reversing lights and the deceased, who was reportedly unwell, appeared to be attempting to reverse her motorcycle out of the way but was unable to move in time. She added that the motorbike was likely in the driver’s blind spot, making it difficult for the truck operator to see the victims.

 

Local residents rushed to assist, managing to pull the injured passenger to safety after the truck lifted its rear section, romallow access. Unfortunately, Mrs Wannapha had already succumbed to her injuries.

 

The deceased’s daughter, 35-year-old Ms Chotika, said she had not witnessed the accident but was informed by phone that her mother had been killed. Her mother had left the house that morning to collect a relative. “She probably thought the truck was going forward, not reversing,” said Ms Chotika. “It must have happened too fast for her to react. Just yesterday I bought noodles for her and we chatted as usual. I never imagined today would end like this.”

 

The garbage truck driver declined to speak to the media, stating that he would provide a statement only to police.

 

Officers are currently examining evidence at the scene and will review nearby CCTV footage in order to determine the exact cause of the incident. An investigation is ongoing.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-06-10