Accident Nine Injured in Songthaew and Pickup Truck Collision in Nonthaburi

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

 

Nine people were injured in an early morning collision between a songthaew and a pickup truck in Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok. Emergency services rushed to the scene after the crash, which occurred at approximately 05:00, on the outbound side of Kanchanaphisek Road near the Bua Thong Thani housing estate in Bang Bua Thong district.

 

According to police from Bang Bua Thong Police Station and volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, the collision involved a blue-and-white Toyota songthaew registered in Nonthaburi and a silver Toyota pickup truck (licence plate from Bangkok). The songthaew was operating on a route between Sai Noi and Bang Bua Thong Market and had nine passengers on board, eight women and one man.

 

The force of the impact left the songthaew damaged on the driver’s side and caused it to veer off the road and into a roadside drainage ditch. Some of the injured passengers managed to exit the vehicle unaided, while others had to wait for rescuers to provide first aid before being taken to four area hospitals: Bang Bua Thong Hospital, Krungthai Western Hospital, Kasemrad Rattanatibeth Hospital and Pak Kret 2 Hospital.

 

The pickup truck was found approximately 100 metres from the crash site with visible front-left collision damage.

 

Mr. Wallop Chamnarnphon, 56, the songthaew driver, said he was transporting passengers from Sai Noi when the pickup truck, which had been in the right-hand lane, suddenly cut across into his lane and struck his vehicle, sending it off the road.

 

The pickup truck driver, Mr. Chainares Khwansuk, 44, claimed that he had swerved left to avoid a motorcycle that abruptly cut in front of him from the left side. He stated that this evasive manoeuvre unintentionally caused him to collide with the minibus.

 

Police have recorded statements from both drivers and documented the scene. Officers said CCTV footage from nearby locations will be reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. Further interviews with both drivers are also scheduled.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-07-24