Accident Man Killed in Crash While Driving to Visit His Farm in Chonburi

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 56-year-old man was killed in a road crash after he llost control of his pickup truck on a curve and collided with an oncoming car, flipping violently and leaving him dead at the scene. The incident took place on the Bo Thong–Wang Ri Road in Bo Thong district, Chonburi province.

 

Police and rescue services were alerted to the scene at approximately 18:40 on 21 June and arrived with medical personnel from Bo Thong Hospital. Upon arrival, authorities found an Isuzu pickup truck, registration from Chonburi, overturned. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. He had suffered a severe head injury and a broken left arm.

 

Nearby, the other vehicle involved, a BYD sedan, registration fromNakhon Ratchasima, was found with its front end buried in roadside undergrowth after also veering off the road. The driver of the sedan sustained a broken left index finger, back pain and multiple abrasions. He was rushed to Bo Thong Hospital for treatment.

 

Moments later, the victim’s younger sister arrived at the crash site and broke down in tears upon seeing her brother’s lifeless body. Rescue personnel provided her with emotional support. She later explained that her brother had been driving from Don Hua Lo to inspect his farm in Wang Ri subdistrict. She had been notified of the crash by a local community leader and rushed to the scene, only to discover he had already passed away.

 

A witness, who had been driving behind the victim, reported that the pickup truck lost control while rounding a curve, struck the metal roadside barrier and veered into the opposite lane before colliding with the sedan. The force of the crash caused the pickup to overturn.

 

Police have launched an investigation and transported the deceased to hospital for a post-mortem examination.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-06-23