Accident Lorry Runs Red Light, Crashes Into School Transport Vehicle – 7 Injured, 3 Seriously

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures from responders.

 

A lorry that ran a red light has collided with a modified pickup truck used to transport schoolchildren, leaving seven people injured, including three seriously.

 

The accident occurred at 07:30 on 11 June, at the Sam Chuk junction on Highway 340 (Suphan Buri–Chai Nat), in Moo 2, Sam Chuk subdistrict. Pol. Lt. Col. Komdet Sukrattanawong, deputy investigating officer at Sam Chuk Police Station, responded to the incident alongside district chief Surabandit Kanyana and rescue workers from the Semakan Foundation.

At the scene, emergency personnel found the school transport vehicle, serving students from Sam Chuk Rattanapokaram School, severely damaged after being struck on the left side by the lorry. Several students had been thrown from the vehicle and were seen crying out in pain, on the road.

 

Inside the wreckage, the unconscious driver was found in his seat, alongside a female student, who luckily only her arm was broke by the impact. Rescue workers used specialised equipment to extract the victims and rushed them to Sam Chuk Hospital.

CCTV footage captured the moment of the crash, clearly showing the lorry speeding through a red light and colliding with the school vehicle, which was making a right turn towards the school.

 

Initial investigations revealed that the lorry, which was carrying animal feed from Phra Pradaeng district in Samut Prakan to Nakhon Sawan province, had suffered a claimed brake failure before the crash. The driver, 31-year-old Mr. Montri, told police that the heavy load and faulty brakes prevented him from stopping in time. He admitted the vehicle was travelling at approximately 70 km/h when it ran the red light and slammed into the school transport.

 

 

Six students, four girls and two boys, sustained injuries, with two reported in serious condition. The driver of the school vehicle also remains unconscious and is also seriously injured.

 

 

 

Police have recorded the statements and collected evidence for further legal proceedings.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-06-11

 

 

 

 

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[JoePai]

Brakes AGAIN   😡

[Geoffggi]

Do the police ever check these reported brake failures for their authenticity ??

[KhunBENQ]

Lying bastard at the lorry wheel. Of course he tried to save the effort of preparing to stop.

If he felt that there is a problem with the breaks why not honk and flash the lights?

 

Being first at the green light is not a win in Thailand. You can't be cautious enough.

[edwinchester]

Perhaps if the vehicle was designed to carry many passengers in the first place with side impact protection, forward facing seats with belts then just maybe there wouldn't have been so many serious injuries. Life is certainly cheap here and nobody with the power to do something about it seems to give a <deleted>.

[peter zwart]

Brakes my .......... The easiest excuse to cover up your own Tarzan behavior. These guys drive like maniacs and are a serious danger on the road. Add some alcohol or other drugs into the mix, and the few brain cells that might still be working are out too. Imagine your child being in that pickup truck.