Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 53-year-old woman was killed instantly when a road roller fell from a trailer and crushed her while she was tending buffaloes near her home in Buri Ram province. The incident occurred at a sharp bend near Ban Janieng School, on the road between Ban Janieng and Ban Song Chan in Krasang District.

 

Police and rescue teams from Sawang Chanyatham Foundation were called to the scene, where they found the body of Mrs. Choei Phonrong, a resident of Buriram, lying in a roadside paddy field. Her body was severely mangled from the impact of the heavy machinery.

 

Nearby, officers found a Sany trailer truck, bearing Buriram registration plates, parked on the roadside. The trailer was transporting two pieces of road construction equipment: a paver and a 7-tonne Sakai steel-wheeled road roller. While the paver remained secured, the roller had dislodged and rolled into the bushes, causing the fatal collision.

 

The driver, Mr. Sawat Pimchan, 60, told police he had been hired to transport the machinery to a construction site for the new Buriram Hospital 2, located within the government complex. He claimed that while driving slowly along the narrow road, a cow suddenly ran in front of the truck, forcing him to swerve. The sudden manoeuvre reportedly caused the trailer to tilt and the road roller fell off due to the momentum.

 

Mr. Sawat insisted that he had properly secured both machines using standard methods and suggested that the force of the turn was likely responsible for the incident. He appeared shaken but cooperative with authorities.

 

Ms. Laddarat Phonrong, 32, the daughter of the deceased, was devastated by the loss. Tearfully recounting the moment she received the news, she said her mother regularly took care of the family’s six buffaloes. Initially, she assumed the incident was minor, only to arrive at the scene and discover the heartbreaking truth.

 

Police have launched a full investigation into the accident. This includes checking nearby CCTV footage to determine the truck’s speed, examining the integrity of the vehicle’s safety restraints and testing the driver for drugs or alcohol. Authorities will determine whether charges are warranted once all evidence is gathered.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-06-16

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

53-year-old woman was killed instantly when a road roller fell from a trailer and crushed her while she was tending buffaloes

Poor woman.

 

10 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

while driving slowly along the narrow road, a cow suddenly ran in front of the truck, forcing him to swerve. The sudden manoeuvre reportedly caused the trailer to tilt and the road roller fell off due to the momentum

Crikey, how unlucky. 

 

When your times up, your time is up. 😞

 the force of the turn was likely responsible for the incident

 

Ah yes, "The Force" - of course  😡

Putting aside the driver's silly cow story, that is incredibly unlucky for the deceased and her family. 

Now that is a very ugly incident, it just goes to show you when the Grim Reaper comes calling there is nothing you can do to avoid the inevitable. Yikes. 

Translation of the article .... carelessly loaded and insecure road roller falls from trailer due to negligence causing a tragic incident and driver blames a cow.

Very unfair tragedy and another heartbreaking event. Could be any of us on any given day.

Stories like this reinforce my current behavior not to get close to dump trucks, trailers carrying heavy construction loads like piping and, cement trucks . They don't seem to maintain their vehicles or to properly secure their loads in Thailand.

Ok, noted! Always look out for falling road rollers when doing something outside.

On 6/15/2025 at 10:21 PM, Georgealbert said:

Mr. Sawat insisted that he had properly secured both machines using standard methods and suggested that the force of the turn was likely responsible for the incident.

 

Of course it was.