Burmese man overturns car in Pattaya to avoid hitting dog

A Burmese man claimed he overturned his car near Pattaya while attempting to avoid a street dog. At 11.16pm on Sunday, October 27, the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Centre received a report of a car accident in the Khao Mai Kaew area, prompting an immediate response from rescue volunteers and local police.

Rescue teams arrived to find a bronze-gold Nissan Frontier pickup truck overturned and blocking the road, severely damaged. The driver, 31 year old Myo Min Ang, appeared uninjured and was waiting to speak with the police. A nearby streetlight had also been knocked down by the vehicle.

Myo Min Ang stated that he was driving from Nikhom Phatthana in Rayong province towards Khao Mai Kaew when a street dog suddenly crossed the road. He swerved to avoid hitting the animal, which led to him losing control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn and collide with the streetlight.

“I swerved to avoid the dog, and that’s when I lost control.”

Local police are currently investigating the incident to confirm the details and ensure all aspects of the accident are thoroughly examined, reported The Pattaya News.

In related news, in a shocking crash caught on dashcam, a white sedan recklessly cut in front of a pickup truck, sending it careening off the road and into a canal. Three passengers had to smash the window to escape the sinking vehicle.

The incident unfolded on the Khok Kruat to Don Kwaen route, near the entrance to Ban Nong Song Hong in the Maptakoean subdistrict of Khon Buri district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The jaw-dropping footage, shared on social media by an eagle-eyed Facebook user, sparked a storm of comments and fuelled suspicions of a potential scam behind the hair-raising event.

Nattapat Kongkem, the 32 year old owner of Petch and James Service Garage, shared that the incident happened around 3.40pm on October 20. Nattapat was driving back after delivering goods to a customer, heading towards Khon Buri district. He noted that the white sedan had been following the pickup truck for about 2 kilometres before the accident occurred.