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  • Pathum Thani man dies tragically in overnight motorcycle crash

    Pathum Thani man dies tragically in overnight motorcycle crash

    A severe motorcycle crash in the early hours of today took the life of a 46 year old man in Pathum Thani, shocking his wife when she saw his lifeless body by the road. The fatal collision involved the man’s motorbike and a roadside electric pole near a bone factory along the outbound section of Phaholyothin Road. At 1.30am today,…

  • Mexico bus accident: 18 die as speeding vehicle plunges into ravine

    Mexico bus accident: 18 die as speeding vehicle plunges into ravine

    A catastrophic accident occurred in the western part of Mexico yesterday morning when a bus misjudged a curve, slid, and plunged into a ravine situated in the Nayarit region. The tragedy resulted in the loss of at least 18 lives while a further 20 people were injured. The bus was travelling with people from different countries including India, Dominica, and…

  • Street racer kills woman in hit-and-run accident in Chon Buri

    Street racer kills woman in hit-and-run accident in Chon Buri

    A grisly accident late yesterday evening between a souped-up street racer pick-up truck and a motorbike claimed the life of a woman. The offending vehicle, suspected of being illegally modified for racing, fled the scene, prompting a further investigation by local police. The unfortunate incident transpired around 11pm yesterday near the entrance of the Thung Klom Tan-Man area in the…

  • 8 killed and 3 injured after pickup collides with train near Bangkok

    8 killed and 3 injured after pickup collides with train near Bangkok

    A pickup truck collided with a train in the early hours of this morning killing eight Thai people and injuring three others near Klong Udon Chonlajon in Chachoengsao province near Bangkok. Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station officers and a rescue team promptly rushed to the scene at approximately 3am today, August 4. They found a train, laden with containers, positioned on…

  • Tragic twist: High-ranking officer’s fatal collision with tree leaves Sisaket mourning

    Tragic twist: High-ranking officer’s fatal collision with tree leaves Sisaket mourning

    A tragic accident took the life of a high-ranking Nam Kliang Police Station officer when his vehicle collided with a tree resulting in fatal injuries in Sisaket province in northeastern Thailand. The driver of the car survived but suffered severe injuries and was rushed for medical treatment. In the early hours of 3.30am today, local police received an alert about…

  • Fatal accident on Rama 2 Road claims the life of a young woman

    Fatal accident on Rama 2 Road claims the life of a young woman

    A 22 year old woman died after being hit by a car driven by a Chinese entrepreneur while attempting to cross Rama 2 Road. Her distraught boyfriend, who reported that she usually never crossed the road because her home and workplace were on the same side, was left in tears at the scene. At the incident’s location, authorities encountered a…

  • Road accident: University students killed in horrific crash north of Bangkok

    Road accident: University students killed in horrific crash north of Bangkok

    Two university students lost their lives while one sustained injuries after a six-wheel truck crashed into their motorcycle in a horrific road accident in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. The driver of the truck later reported himself to the police in the aftermath of this tragic accident. Around 2.40am today, a road accident incident was reported on Rangsit-Nakhon…

  • Long holiday sees spike in road accidents, authorities urge caution

    Long holiday sees spike in road accidents, authorities urge caution

    During the initial day of Thailand’s extended holiday period, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) reported nearly 2,000 people were injured in road accidents, with 22 fatalities recorded. The information was announced yesterday by Deputy National Police Chief and Commander of RTP’s Traffic Police Operation Centre, General Roy Ingkapairote. He indicated a sharp increase in traffic offences due to an influx…

  • Road accident claims life of motorbike group member in Samut Songkhram

    Road accident claims life of motorbike group member in Samut Songkhram

    A fatal road accident occurred in the central province of Samut Songkhram today, claiming the life of 38 year old Suriya, a member of a large motorcycle group on a southern holiday trip. The incident came about as a pickup truck, with 33 years old Nonthaphon behind the wheel, attempted to turn into a petrol station, inadvertently crashing into the…

  • Fatal motorbike crash claims life of Cambodian worker in Prachuap Khiri Khan

    Fatal motorbike crash claims life of Cambodian worker in Prachuap Khiri Khan

    In a tragic event, two Cambodian construction workers encountered a terrible motorbike accident when their vehicle crashed into an electricity pole on their way to a shop. The crash, which happened on a curving path in the coastal Prachuap Khiri Khan province at around 1am today, led to the death of one worker, while another worker was injured. According to…

  • Fatal motorbike crash outside Ratchada Criminal Court claims life of 26 year old

    Fatal motorbike crash outside Ratchada Criminal Court claims life of 26 year old

    In a tragic accident, a 26 year old man lost his life when he crashed his motorbike into a tree outside the Ratchada Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand. A 19 year old female student from a well-known university was also seriously injured in the incident, which occurred at 5.30am today. The initial investigation revealed that the man, identified only as…

  • Fatal Pattaya motorbike accident: Young woman’s life claimed in baht bus collision

    Fatal Pattaya motorbike accident: Young woman’s life claimed in baht bus collision

    A horrific accident unfolded in the heart of Pattaya during the early hours of yesterday morning, with a young life cut abruptly short. At around 2.30am, the calmness of Pattaya-Naklua Road was shattered by an unfortunate head-on collision involving a baht bus and a motorbike, casting a sombre shadow over the city. Determined to investigate the incident hastily, Bang Lamung…

  • Myanmar labourers killed in Tak road crash: Illegal worker transportation suspected

    Myanmar labourers killed in Tak road crash: Illegal worker transportation suspected

    A severe road accident in the northern Tak province claimed the lives of five labourers from Myanmar and left 12 others wounded. The crash took place at Tak main city junction on Phahonyothin Road today at 4am. The collision was between a six-wheeled Isuzu truck, registration 74-4144 Samut Prakan, and a Toyota pickup truck with the registration plate บล4295 Kamphaeng…

  • Motorcycle-sedan collision claims life of security guard in road tragedy

    Motorcycle-sedan collision claims life of security guard in road tragedy

    A security guard at a private firm was killed in a motorcycle-sedan crash in a road tragedy during the early hours of this morning. The accident also resulted in a nine year old boy, who was a passenger in the sedan, being injured. The accident took place at roughly 8.30am on the 3063, a main highway linking the districts of…

  • Southern Thailand calamity: Lorry crash kills retired school director, triggers village blackout

    Southern Thailand calamity: Lorry crash kills retired school director, triggers village blackout

    A lorry plunged into a house and hit a retired school director who was out for a walk, causing fatal injuries, in a village in southern Thailand. The mishap also caused damage to a residence and a high-voltage power pole and left three motorcycles damaged. Lieutenant Bundit Prasert, deputy investigator of Betong Police Station, today rushed to the scene at…

  • Ayutthaya farmer dies in motorcycle crash a week after recovering from previous accident

    Ayutthaya farmer dies in motorcycle crash a week after recovering from previous accident

    A farmer‘s late-night return trip ended in tragedy when his motorcycle swerved off the road and collided with a tree. It was revealed that the farmer had just recovered from an accident that had broken his leg the previous week. The incident occurred in Thailand’s central Ayutthaya province. At around 12.30am today, officer Parada Tantirungruang and the rescue team of Puthaisawan…

  • Fatal vehicle collision in central Thailand claims foreigner’s life

    Fatal vehicle collision in central Thailand claims foreigner’s life

    In an unfortunate incident, a foreign national lost his life in a vehicle collision at 5.30am this morning. The incident involved a pickup truck violently crashing into a semi-trailer lorry on Suwinthawong Road, Highway 304, in Kabin Buri, Prachin Buri province. The name and nationality of the deceased are yet to be established since his final words, spoken in Thai,…

  • Double sorrow: Bus accident claims lives of two university students in Bangkok

    Double sorrow: Bus accident claims lives of two university students in Bangkok

    Chorakaenoi Police Station officers were alerted to a devastating road accident on Chalong Krung Road in Bangkok‘s Lat Krabang district, involving a public bus and resulting in the tragic death of two university students. Upon reaching the scene, officers were confronted with a heart-wrenching sight – the lifeless bodies of two female students lay beneath the red-white bus numbered 1013.…

  • Horrendous car accident takes life of 33 year old man in Chachoengsao

    Horrendous car accident takes life of 33 year old man in Chachoengsao

    A tragic car accident today claimed the life of a 33 year old man on the road in Chachoengsao province. The victim was rushing to pick up his girlfriend and nephew for work when his car lost control and collided with an electric pole. Upon being notified of the incident, Sergeant Dechrit Sreekacha of Bang Khla Police Station rushed to…

  • Student killed in unprovoked attack in Bangkok motorbike run

    Student killed in unprovoked attack in Bangkok motorbike run

    A tragic incident resulted in the loss of a 15 year old student after his motorbike collided with a metal road barrier. A 13 year old friend accompanying him at the time sustained injuries. The incident happened after a gang of bikers attacked the victim with a knife. The deputy detective inspector of Bukkalo Police Station, Thanachot Chanpa, today at…

  • Road accident: Admin official’s fatal collision with lorry leaves one dead, another critically injured

    Road accident: Admin official’s fatal collision with lorry leaves one dead, another critically injured

    A tragic road accident occurred this morning when an administration official’s car crashed into a lorry, resulting in his death and leaving another casualty severely wounded. This fatal accident involving a local government official took place on the Sa Kaeo–Chanthaburi route, along Highway 317, inflicting critical damage to both the vehicle and its occupants. The accident happened around 6am today…

  • Bloody accident on Asia Highway: Fortune teller killed

    Bloody accident on Asia Highway: Fortune teller killed

    A tragic accident occurred midday yesterday in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, resulting in the death of a 61 year old fortune teller. En route to visit both her daughter and ailing mother in Bangkok, her motorbike taxi was struck by an 18-wheel truck whilst crossing between parallel lanes. According to the investigating officer, Chaiwat Tiphsotti, the accident happened on…

  • Plastics factory owner dies in fatal Bangkok car crash, 2 passengers injured

    Plastics factory owner dies in fatal Bangkok car crash, 2 passengers injured

    A tragic accident occurred early yesterday when a car crashed into an electricity pole, resulting in the death of a plastics factory owner and injuring two of his companions. Police and emergency services responded to the incident around 3.30am, near Ratchaburana Road in Bang Pho, Bangkok. The fatal mishap involved a Subaru Legacy car, registered number ฬฮ5030 Bangkok. The driver’s…

  • 2 killed and 1 injured in horrific lorry-pickup collision in Pathum Thani

    2 killed and 1 injured in horrific lorry-pickup collision in Pathum Thani

    A distressing traffic accident resulting in two fatalities, significantly damaged vehicles, and an injured local vendor, occurred on a road in Pathum Thani province. The incident prompted swift action from law enforcement and medical personnel who quickly arrived at the scene. The road tragedy unfolded this morning on the Thanyaburi-Wang Noi road, within the Klong Seven district of Pathum Thani.…

  • Four dead, 27 injured as bus carrying Thai marathon runners topples over

    Four dead, 27 injured as bus carrying Thai marathon runners topples over

    In Sisaket, a province in northeastern Thailand, a tragic turn of events led to the death of four individuals and left 27 others with injuries of varying severity. The Sisaket bus accident took place yesterday morning when the vehicle ferrying marathon runners toppled over and plunged into the dense forest on a steep mountain road. The runners, affiliated with Luang…

  • Miracle on wheels: Pregnant nurse escapes motorbike collision with car at Thai petrol station

    Miracle on wheels: Pregnant nurse escapes motorbike collision with car at Thai petrol station

    A pregnant nurse riding a pillion on a motorbike narrowly survived with her life after a collision with a car at a petrol station in south central Thailand. Two people were injured as the motorbike reportedly counter-flowed and subsequently could not avoid the car turning into the station. Deputy Inspector Warayuth Jenwichumet of Chachoengsao‘s rescue unit today investigated the incident…

  • Double tragedy as father transports sons’ bodies after fatal crash in Chachoengsao

    Double tragedy as father transports sons’ bodies after fatal crash in Chachoengsao

    Tragic scenes erupted as a 41 year old father transported the bodies of his two sons back to their native home. This heartrending event followed a fatal motorcycle accident involving his 15 year old son, ‘B,’ the rider, and his seven year old son seated in front of the motorcycle. The unfortunate collision with a car on a bridge over…

  • Late-night crash kills 1, critically injuries 2 in collision between car and ice truck

    Late-night crash kills 1, critically injuries 2 in collision between car and ice truck

    A fatal late-night crash involving a Chevrolet car and a six-wheeler ice delivery truck resulted in one death and two casualties along route 2068, which connects Non Thai and Nong Sarong, Nakhon Ratchasima. Police are seeking accurate answers to the cause of the tragic accident. The incident occurred on the inbound lane to Non Thai district. The black Chevrolet’s front was seen…

  • Fatal crash in Phayao linked to driver falling asleep at the wheel

    Fatal crash in Phayao linked to driver falling asleep at the wheel

    A 23 year old Thai man killed himself today after he drove his car into a residential fence in Mae Ka, Phayao province. Police believe he fell asleep at the wheel. Chitsanupong (surname withheld) had just dropped off a friend at a petrol station before heading home when he likely fell asleep leading to the deadly incident. Police announced they…

  • Off-duty police officer kills 2 in drunken accident in Ayutthaya

    Off-duty police officer kills 2 in drunken accident in Ayutthaya

    In a tragic accident last night, a police officer driving recklessly crashed his pickup into four motorcycle riders, killing two and injuring two others. The report confirmed the officer’s alcohol levels as exceeding the legal limit. An Isuzu pickup truck collided with three motorbikes on Napeephat Canal Road in Ayutthaya’s Wang Noi district at around 4.30am. The incident, resulting in two…