Bang Lamung: Truck driver’s daring manoeuvre results in collision

A truck driver’s daring manoeuvre left a trailer truck mangled and the driver with multiple injuries on Bang Lamung‘s No. 36 Road, Chon Buri.

The Huay Yai Police received distress signals yesterday from the Pong sub-district, where the unfolding drama had taken a perilous turn.

As the dust settled, the wreckage revealed the aftermath of a gruesome impact: a container truck violently colliding with the rear end of another, leaving Panawuthayom Honghem, the 33 year old trailer truck driver, trapped but miraculously conscious.

Honghem recalled the harrowing moment.

“There was another vehicle that had immediately braked in front of me. I tried to swerve and avoid the collision, but fate had other plans as I crashed into a parked truck instead.”

Despite his injuries, Honghem was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention, reported Pattaya News.

Meanwhile, Suchart Chomjan, the 74 year old driver of the parked vehicle, remained unscathed but shocked.

“I parked my truck last night to rest on the roadside, placing traffic cones as a precautionary measure. Little did I know, my attempt to stay safe would lead to this unexpected chaos.”

In related news, a fatal collision between a motorbike and an 18-wheel truck took place around 10am on January 17 in the heart of Chachoengsao City. The incident resulted in one death and serious injuries. The accident occurred near the city’s central intersection. The deceased, 49 year old Nikom, from Bang Samak sub-district in Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao, was found with major facial injuries.

Nearby was a black-red Honda Wave motorbike bearing a registration number from Bangkok. A badly injured man between 45 and 50 years old, who was the rider, was rushed to the Buddha Sothon Hospital by the rescue team.

In other news, a sedan driver surrendered to police after he shot a truck driver by mistake on the 304 Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri Road in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on December 12.