Accident Truck Driver Burned to Death After Crashing into Power Pole in Nakhon Si Thammarat

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 42-year-old man was burned to death after he veered off the road in his lorry and slammed into a power pole, sparking a fire that engulfed the vehicle.

 

The fatal crash occurred at around 11:00 on 6 Julyin Hua Sai District, Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The deceased, identified as Mr Surasak, had only been working for three days at a local building materials company when the incident happened.

 

Mr Surasak had been returning to the depot in an empty Isuzu six-wheel truck after learning that a sand pit in Cha-uat District, where he was due to collect a load, was closed for the day. While heading back to Hua Sai, the vehicle is believed to have lost control, crashing violently into a central reservation power pole. The impact caused the truck to overturn on its side and then ignited a fire that quickly consumed the front of the lorry.

 

Firefighters from the Hua Sai Municipality took approximately 20 minutes to extinguish the flames, after which Mr Surasak’s charred remains were discovered inside the wreckage.

 

Following the incident, Pol. Col. Somporn Rakkaew, Superintendent of Hua Sai Police Station, arrived at the scene along with forensic officers and medical personnel. A post-mortem examination was conducted, and the body was subsequently released to the family for religious rites.

 

The incident is under investigation as authorities work to determine the exact cause of the crash.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-07-07