Pictures courtesy of ThaiRath

 

A pickup truck driver lost control, on 28 September 2025 at around 09:00 and collided with high-voltage power poles along Sukhaphiban 8 Road in Bo Win, Si Racha district, Chonburi province. The crash toppled twelve poles, caused widespread power outages, blocked traffic for hours and left several vehicles damaged. The driver sustained injuries and was hospitalised.

 

Police Sergeant Major Chomporn Kongsin of Bo Win Police Station responded to the scene with rescue teams from Phiao Yiang Thai Si Racha. The driver of the black Mazda pickup was identified as Mr. Sitthiphong, aged 42, from Rayong. He suffered pain in both legs and was given first aid before being taken to Phyathai Bo Win Hospital.

 

At the scene, a Mitsubishi Triton pickup from Chonburi was found stranded in the middle of the road with four passengers trapped inside due to live wires from the fallen poles. Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) staff from Bueng branch cut the power to ensure safety, allowing all four individuals to be rescued without injury. A nearby bus was also damaged by power lines, but no occupants were harmed.

 

Authorities closed the road to secure the area, treat injuries and prevent further incidents. Vehicles involved in the crash were removed once safety was ensured. PEA reported that the crash caused damage to six 115 kV poles and six 22 kV poles, resulting in a widespread blackout affecting residents nearby. Repair work began immediately, with restoration of electricity by the evening of the same day.

 

Police will wait for the recovery of the victim, before conducting interviews and the full investigations into the cause of the crash. Officers will question all involved parties and pursue legal action where necessary.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A pickup truck crash in Sriracha toppled twelve high-voltage poles, causing a large-scale blackout.

• Four trapped passengers rescued safely, with the pickup driver requiring hospital treatment.

• Power repairs were completed on the same day of the crash.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from Thairath 2025-09-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, impressive!

Power pole domino.

12, not bad but not a new record.

Another <deleted> in a pickup

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

A pickup truck driver lost control, on 28 September 2025 at around 09:00 and collided with high-voltage power poles along Sukhaphiban 8 Road in Bo Win,

 

What was the idiot doing behind the steering wheel?

49 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Power pole domino.

12, not bad but not a new record.

 

Yeah, according to chatGPT (I know, I know) the global record is 52 from the recent incident in Chiang Mai.

 

Once again, Thailand is the world No.1

Surely it must be possible to construct these masts in such a way that if one pole collides, the rest remain standing, perhaps using thicker reinforced poles.
I'm just throwing ideas out there, perhaps the Thai engineers know a solution.

I understand the lever mechanism, but in any case, the pole must be stronger than the copper wires.

28 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

the pole must be stronger than the copper wires.

 

The wires may be steel-cored aluminium.

 

Cheaper and stronger than copper.

 

From the photo in the OP, it looks like that truck may have been flying sideways when it hit the pole.

 

Bet he drinks Chang for breakfast. 

We need self drive cars urgently - that would save so many lives here

It seems a weekly occurrence that a vehicle skids and hits a power-pole...   but thats not it, it sends a cascading of power-poles falling like dominoes...    Exactly how poor is the errection of these poles ?...   are they just 'balanced' ???

 

One accident and a street is without power for days as a result of such shoddy infrastructure.

 

1 hour ago, quake said:

Bet he drinks Chang for breakfast. 

 

... Bet he was an it all night and morning....  

"Pornchai" stated that the GPS malfunctioned.

Mostly in SE Asia....steel poles are used. But obviously someone, probably a family or 3,  and with connections,  has been making these stupid damn things for decades....

The cost of this wreckage will be millions.....and the truck driver, along with his sore leg, should have a sore bank account....but won't have course!

Decent effort.

20 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

The wires may be steel-cored aluminium.

 

Cheaper and stronger than copper.

 

Yes, I was aware of that too, but given the high currents that flow through it, I think copper is more likely. Incidentally, if it were aluminium, you would expect the cable to break sooner, as aluminium is considerably weaker than copper, and you would not expect so many poles to fall over.
But I don't know, it's just a guess.

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

... as aluminium is considerably weaker than copper ...

 

Indeed.

 

But the steel core isn't.

 

The 22kV cables may be pure Al, but the 115kV are almost certainly built round a steel core.

 

Let's not under estimate the power of the lever applying a bending moment just above ground level which the pole wasn't designed to handle.

 

10 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Indeed.

 

But the steel core isn't.

 

The 22kV cables may be pure Al, but the 115kV are almost certainly built round a steel core.

 

Let's not under estiate the power of the lever applying a bending moment just above ground level which the pole wasn't designed to handle.

 

Oh yes, I hadn't noticed the steel inner core.