Accident Student Killed, Several Injured in Ambulance Collision

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures courtesy of NBT

 

A road crash at the Ban Chang intersection in Rayong Province claimed the life of a young female student and left six others injured when an emergency rescue vehicle collided with a car and several motorcycles stopped at traffic lights.

 

The collision occurred on the afternoon of 21 August at approximately 16:00, when an ambulance from the Phuttham Tham Songkhro Foundation in Ban Chang, responding to an emergency call, drove through a red light with lights and sirens activated. A car struck the ambulance, causing it to overturn and plough into motorcycles waiting at the junction.

 

 

One student was killed instantly, while five fellow students and one parent sustained injuries of varying severity. Emergency teams from Ban Chang Hospital and the Siam Rayong Foundation rushed to the scene to provide urgent medical care before transferring the injured to hospital.

 

 

Police confirmed that CCTV footage showed the ambulance entering the junction against the red signal. The car, rammed into the side of the rescue vehicle, triggering the chain reaction.

 

 

 

The young female driver of the car and ambulance driver, were detained for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation. Authorities are reviewing witness statements and security camera footage to determine full liability.

 

The National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and said the incident highlighted the dangers of road users not yielding safely to emergency vehicles.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from SiamRath 2025-08-22