Father-in-Law Ejected & Killed as Pickup Hits Pole

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

A crash occurred on the afternoon of 12 August, when a pickup truck driver, lost control in heavy rain, collided with a utility pole, and flipped onto its roof, resulting in the death of the driver’s father-in-law who was ejected from the vehicle.

At approximately 16:30, rescue volunteers from Phanom station in Thung Phraya were alerted to a vehicle rollover on the highway near Ban Khlong Kamjang, heading towards Ban Nao in Tha Kradan subdistrict, Sanam Chai Khet District, Chachoengsao.

At the scene, rescuers found a white pickup truck with license plate from Chonburi overturned. The body of Mr Min Klao Phimai, 63, was found outside the vehicle, having been thrown clear in the crash.

The driver, 31-year-old Mr Wichai Laotham, who is the son-in-law of the deceased, said he was driving from Chonburi to deliver his father-in-law to his home in Ban Nao, about five kilometres away. Heavy rain at the Ban Khlong Toei intersection caused the vehicle to lose traction, collide with a high-voltage pole which broke and subsequently roll off the road.

Mr Wichai’s wife and their nine-month-old child were unharmed in the crash.

Police are investigating the incident and arranged for the deceased to be transferred to Sanam Chai Khet Hospital as legal procedures continue.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-08-14