Accident Man Dies After Crashing into Lorry Carrying Dredging Barge

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 25-year-old man was killed on the morning of 21 June, after the car he was driving slammed into the rear of a 12-wheeled lorry transporting a massive dredging barge. Another man travelling in the same vehicle was seriously injured.

 

The fatal crash occurred at around 05:30, on the outbound carriageway of Kanchanaphisek Road, near the Bang Phrom canal bridge in the Bang Chueak Nang area of Taling Chan district. Police investigator Pol. Lt. Yuttana Ploysuk from Bang Saothong Police Station arrived on scene alongside forensic medics from Siriraj Hospital and rescue volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation.

 

At the scene, officers found a blue Hino 12-wheeled flatbed lorry, registered in Nonthaburi, with damage to its rear. The vehicle was transporting a large steel pontoon for dredging operations. Nearby was a severely damaged grey MG hatchback with a shattered windscreen and a crumpled, partially detached roof.

 

The driver of the MG, identified only as Mr Thammathorn, aged 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was found trapped inside the wreckage. He had suffered a broken neck and a severe head injury. Rescue teams had to use hydraulic cutting equipment to extract his body from the mangled car.

 

A male passenger seated in the front was seriously injured and rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.

According to the lorry driver, he had been transporting the dredging barge from Bang Yai in Nonthaburi to a construction site in Bang Na. While driving along the parallel road, a car suddenly attempted to overtake from behind. Moments later, he felt an impact at the rear of the vehicle.

 

Police noted that the MG suffered extreme front-end damage, with the roof torn open and the driver’s compartment crushed. Initial investigations are focusing on the possibility of speeding or driver error. Officers are reviewing CCTV footage from the area and waiting to speak further with the injured passenger once his condition stabilises.

 

The deceased has been sent to Siriraj Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Authorities will coordinate with the family for the return of his body.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Khoasod 2025-06-22

 

 

[Geoffggi]

The overhang of the barge does not appear to have any additional lighting or warning signs, once again lacking adequate safety equipment

[dddave]

6 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

The overhang of the barge does not appear to have any additional lighting or warning signs, once again lacking adequate safety equipment

Wide angle lenses can exaggerate perspective but it really does appear to be a substantial overhang of the kind that usually requires a following vehicle with warning lights displayed.

If the car approached at as high a speed as the damage suggests, he may not have realized the extent of the overhang viewing it from behind.  

Not long ago, there was a large truck in front of me as I approached a red light.  I could see he was carrying some kind of beams extending from the rear but as I got close I had to hit my brakes much harder as I realized the beams extended back several meters more than they appeared from a distance.  Very easy to misjudge from behind.

[richard_smith237]

11 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

The overhang of the barge does not appear to have any additional lighting or warning signs, once again lacking adequate safety equipment

 

Not even a dull oily red flag hanging on stick... 

 

 

IMO this could be death by negligence on the part of the Truck Operator (driver and company)... as you mentioned, no lighting, no reflectors, no signage... 

... But also very likely a driver (deceased) speeding beyond the capabilities of visibility at night (often referred to as outdriving the lights).