A Chinese man suffered serious injuries after falling off a pickup truck traveling at high speed in Rayong province. The accident occurred at the Marp Toei–Khu River intersection in Pluak Daeng district. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was found with an overturned refrigerator and taken to Pluak Daeng Hospital.

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The incident took place around 5pm on March 21. Reports indicate the injured man, approximately 40 years old, was a passenger in the back of a pickup truck. He was reportedly holding a refrigerator that was improperly secured.

The refrigerator fell onto the road when the driver increased the vehicle's speed. Fortunately, other motorists avoided additional accidents by stopping in time. There have been no updates on the injured man's status or if he remains hospitalized, and no legal consequences have been reported.

Rescue teams have advised the public to secure items like refrigerators when transporting them in trucks. They emphasized driving at lower speeds to prevent similar incidents. In a related case, a separate accident involving Chinese nationals occurred in Pattaya, where a driver accidentally hit and killed a friend, reported The Thaiger.

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Impressive. Hope to see better video , coming soon to FB.

Driver may be responsible for his finesse behind the wheel and not securing the load.

Sad to think , no one will learn from this. Next .

Oh.. its chilling to think of what could have happened...

.. Hope he got an icy reaction from the police.