Phichit Hospital seeks blood donors for injured rescue volunteers

Phichit Hospital has urgently appealed for blood donations to aid four rescue volunteers injured in a road accident while returning to Nonthaburi after assisting flood victims in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.

The hospital reported receiving three bags of donor blood delivered by helicopter from Chiang Rai yesterday, September 16. Two of the bags were used immediately, and the third was undergoing checks, as stated by the provincial public relations office.

Additional blood is still required, particularly A-negative, for the treatment of the four rescuers. Those who wish to donate can contact the hospital at 094-101-4403.

The identities and specific conditions of the injured have not been disclosed. A female colleague tragically lost her life in the accident.

All five individuals were part of the Nonthaburi Rescue Unit stationed at Charoen Nakhon checkpoint. Their pickup truck collided with a roadside tree in Sam Ngam district, Phichit while returning from Chiang Rai to their base on Sunday, reported Bangkok Post.

Police investigators have suggested that the driver might have fallen asleep at the wheel, likely due to exhaustion from their efforts to assist flood victims in Mae Sai.

ORIGINAL STORY: Rescue vehicle crashes in Phichit, injuring five after flood relief

A rescue vehicle returning from flood relief efforts in Chiang Rai crashed into a tree in Phichit, injuring five people and leaving one in serious condition. Emergency personnel promptly transported the wounded to local hospitals for immediate medical attention.

Fire & Rescue Thailand reports that around 6.12am today, September 15, Phichit Por Tek Tung Foundation received a notification of a vehicle collision on Route 117 in Ban Yang Ha Lum, Phichit province.

Upon arriving at the scene, they discovered a pickup truck belonging to volunteer rescue workers from the Than 19-00 Charone Nakorn base had collided with a tree, causing significant damage to the front of the vehicle.

Initial assessments revealed that the vehicle had five passengers. The passenger seated next to the driver sustained severe injuries, while the other four passengers were unharmed, reported KhaoSod.

Rescue volunteers quickly transported the injured individuals to nearby hospitals. Three were taken to Sam Ngam Hospital, one to Wachirabarami Hospital, and another to Phichit Central Hospital.

In related news, a truck carrying Burmese workers tried to overtake another vehicle but collided with a six-wheeler, causing it to flip over and land upside down. The driver died at the scene, while four workers in the back narrowly escaped death.

At approximately 6.30pm on September 7, police officers from the Mueang Chon Buri Police Station received a report of a pickup truck overturning, with multiple injuries and one fatality at the scene.

The incident occurred on Sukhumvit Road near the weigh station, heading towards Bangkok, in Khlong Tamru subdistrict, Mueang district, Chon Buri province. Police and rescue teams from the Thammaratsamimanirat Foundation quickly arrived at the scene.

Upon arrival, police discovered a grey Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck, license plate number บธ 702 Prachuap Khiri Khan, overturned with its wheels facing the sky. Four Burmese workers who were passengers in the truck were injured.