Vehicular accident in Chiang Rai leaves driver dead and over 20 students injured

A tragic vehicular accident involving a six-wheeled private delivery truck and a student minibus resulted in the death of the minibus driver and injured over 20 students. The incident occurred today in the jurisdiction of Pa Daet Police Station, Chiang Rai.

The authorities were notified about the accident on Road No. 1126 in the Mai Tai Village, Moo 6, Pa Daet, Chiang Rai. Upon receiving the information, officers from Pa Daet Police Station, the Chiang Rai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, the Department of Highways, local administrative organisations, and area rescue units immediately rushed to the scene.

The vehicular accident site was a two-lane straight road with traffic moving in opposite directions. The uphill lane had a Toyota minibus, grey with registration number NAK937, Chiang Rai, parked within its lane.

The front of the minibus was severely damaged due to a head-on collision with a white Isuzu six-wheel delivery truck, Bangkok registration number 3THCH2139. The impact was such that the roof of the minibus caved in on the driver’s side while the truck overturned and lay next to it.

Preliminary investigations into the vehicular accident revealed that the minibus was carrying approximately 20 high-school students. Fifteen of them were found injured.

The minibus driver is believed to have suffered a fatal blow due to the impact and the caved-in roof. All injured have been transported to the hospital.

According to initial information, the minibus had just picked up students from Wang Village, San Makha, Pa Daet, Chiang Rai, to take them to Pa Daet Wittayakhom School.

The truck, on the other hand, was moving in the opposite direction and when it reached the accident site, which was a straight road, the driver attempted to overtake the car in front but failed, leading to a full-force collision with the minibus causing it to overturn and killing the minibus driver.

The police are continuing to gather evidence to ascertain the exact cause of the vehicular accident, reported KhaoSod.

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