Pictures courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A group of worshippers travelling from Bangkok to Chai Nat were injured when their van was struck and crushed by an out-of-control lorry on the Asian Highway in Sing Buri province on 6 Jury.

 

The crash occurred at kilometre marker 83+500 in Muang district, when a silver passenger van carrying nine women, mostly elderly vendors from Bangkok’s Bang Bon district, was travelling in the far-right lane. According to the van driver, 58-year-old Mr Sangsarn, the lorry veered sharply from the far-left lane and collided with the van, crushing it against a roadside barrier.

 

“I was driving in the right lane when the lorry suddenly swerved into us from the left,” Mr Sangsarn said. “I tried to brake, but it was too late. The trailer hit us hard and pinned us to the guardrail.”

 

Five passengers were injured in the collision, with some reportedly thrown from the vehicle and others trapped inside. Emergency responders from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation worked swiftly to extract the victims and rushed them to Sing Buri Hospital.

 

The lorry, which was transporting cassava flour to Nakhon Sawan, was driven by 37-year-old Mr Tosawat. He claimed a mechanical failure was to blame.

 

“The left front leaf spring broke, and I couldn’t control the vehicle,” Mr Tosawat said. “I was planning to get it repaired in Nakhon Sawan, but the accident happened before I got there.”

 

Police from Sing Buri’s Muang Station have took Mr Tosawat in for further questioning and are collecting evidence to determine legal responsibility.

 

The injured were en route to Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao in Chai Nat province when the crash occurred. Authorities are continuing their investigation.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-07-07

 

 

 

 

Ok...so the spring broke....the driver knew it broke and decided to keep driving! 

And people with the same mentality are everywhere on Thai roads!