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- Thailand News
Roi Et: Pickup truck’s fatal crash was fatigue-induced
A fatal crash involving a pickup truck occurred yesterday on Route 202, in Suwannaphum District, Roi Et Province, where a family was travelling back from a relative’s ordination ceremony. The 51 year old driver, Suriya, who was behind the wheel of the pickup truck, briefly fell asleep, which resulted in a fatal accident that claimed the life of his 72…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya: British man involved in late-night road accident
Pattaya was the scene of a road accident involving a British man yesterday, December 1. A pickup truck, driven by a British man, crashed on a road in Soi Mab Yai Lia 53, Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province. The accident happened slightly past midnight, and the local rescue teams and police were quickly alerted by the Sawang Boriboon…
- Pattaya News
Young motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run incident on Pattaya’s Beach Road
Pattaya witnessed an unfortunate hit-and-run incident in the early hours of yesterday, December 1, where a young motorcyclist was left injured due to a collision with a fruit side cart. The incident took place on the bustling Beach Road, and the victim was identified as 20 year old Krawit Jandang. Pattaya police were alerted about the accident around 2am. They…
- Thailand News
Fatal road accident in Phuket: Pickup truck crashes, driver dies on spot
A fatal road accident occurred in Phuket, where a pickup truck lost control and crashed into the central road divider. The driver was thrown from the vehicle and died on the spot, while his companion, Witya, also 48 years old, was injured. At approximately 1.50am today, Police Lieutenant Thanpisit Mueangchan, an investigative officer at Thalang Police Station, was alerted to…
- Thailand News
Teenager killed in tragic accident on dark Ratchaburi road
A tragic accident occurred last night, at 8.30pm, on the unlit Pikun Thong – Ban Rai Road in the Mueang district of Ratchaburi. A 17 year old youth on a motorcycle collided with a Mazda sedan, resulting in his immediate death and leaving the car’s occupants seriously injured. The car was driven by 24 year old Phanuphan, with 23 year…
- Road deaths
Chachoengsao truck collision claims life of local street vendor
A tragic incident took place at 9.30am today when an 18-wheel truck collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of a local street vendor. The event occurred on the temporary two-lane road in front of the Luang Por Utama temple, in the city of Chachoengsao. The police and emergency medical services from the Buddha Sothon Hospital were promptly on…
- Thailand News
Car crash with suspected alcohol influence in Tha Phra tunnel obstructs Bangkok traffic
A car accident involving a Honda Jazz car and a Mazda CX3 occurred inside the Tha Phra tunnel in Bangkok, leading to the Honda Jazz flipping over and obstructing the road. The Jazz was driven by 52 year old probation officer, Suwet (surname withheld), who was found in a dazed state and was suspected of being under the influence of…
- Road deaths
Drunk driver plows into crowd killing eight in Si Sa Ket
An unfortunate accident occurred last night in which a Toyota pickup truck, driven by a drunk driver, crashed into a group of people who had gathered to watch a film outside Wat Samrong Phlun temple in Si Sa Ket’s Phrai Bueng district. The incident claimed eight lives and left six others injured, some seriously. The pickup truck, registered in Udon…
- Phuket News
Phuket: Luxembourg family demands justice after fatal road accident
A tragic accident in Phuket has left the family of a young woman from Luxembourg seeking answers. Nineteen-year-old Schintgen Cey-lan was killed in a road collision earlier this month, along with her American boyfriend, 21 year old Nickolas Joseph Ayoub. The two were riding a motorbike when a car, driven by Russian national Irina Pustovalova, hit them from behind. The…
- Thailand News
Miss Universe runner-up Anntonia Porsild involved in shocking motorway accident (video)
A shocking motorway accident involving Anntonia Porsild, the runner-up in the Miss Universe 2023 contest, sparked widespread concern among her fans. The incident occurred on the evening of November 23 while Anntonia was en route to Mexico Airport to return to Thailand. The driver, unfamiliar with the route, was speeding and missed the airport exit sign. In a dangerous move,…
- Thailand News
Nonthaburi: Road accident leaves pickup truck driver seriously injured
A pickup truck driver caused a serious accident by colliding with an electric pole, breaking through the wall of a company, and scattering the engine and vehicle parts across the accident scene. The shocking moment occurred in front of a company on the Bang Kruai-Sai Noi Road, Sai Noi, Nonthaburi, yesterday at around 11.30pm. The authorities rushed to the site…
- Road deaths
Chon Buri accident claims two young lives, driver flees scene
A tragic road accident involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle claimed the lives of two 14 year old children and seriously injured a 12 year old girl. The pickup driver fled the scene after the unfortunate Chon Buri accident, leaving behind a horrifying scene of crushed bodies. The incident occurred around 5am today, on the agricultural road to Bo…
- Road deaths
Tragic accident in Samut Prakan claims life of delivery driver
A devastating accident occurred in Samut Prakan, where a 27 year old delivery driver tragically lost his life after colliding with a shrine. The incident took place within a large roundabout near the shrine yesterday, around 10pm. The police are currently investigating the cause of the accident, leaving no stone unturned. The delivery driver, Chokchai, a resident of Klong Lan, Kamphaeng…
- Pattaya News
Insufficient street lighting blamed for motorcycle crash in Pattaya
Pattaya witnessed a motorcycle crash in the early hours of yesterday that left two people injured on Soi 11. The driver of one of the motorcycles, a 21 year old man named Korakot, reported that insufficient street lighting in the area was to blame for the accident. The incident occurred at approximately 1am on November 19 and was promptly reported to…
- Road deaths
Tragic motorbike crash: Young Thai man dragged 500 metres by lorry
A 26 year old man died tragically after his motorbike crashed into the back of a 10-wheel lorry and was dragged for more than 500 metres. The incident occurred in Chachoengsao and was reported to police at 4.20am yesterday. The deceased, identified as Tawiwan, was found in a shocking state, with broken arms and legs. His helmet was discovered in…
- Thailand News
Nonthaburi: Fatal road accident on Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road results in fiery crash
A serious road accident resulted in a fiery crash and a fatality on Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road, heading towards the Lak Si intersection. The incident took place at 7.45am this morning. Nawin Sonitpon, a police investigator at Don Mueang Police Station, was on the scene to assess the situation alongside Don Mueang Fire Station and Poh Teck Tung Foundation officers.…
- Thailand News
Samut Prakan: Young woman hit by lorry and killed in road accident involving motorcycle
A 21 year old woman was killed in a road accident at 9.30pm last night (November 17) when her motorcycle collided with a dog, causing her to lose control and be run over by a trailing lorry. The road accident occurred in the middle of Soi Bang Pla 2, in front of Sinpetch Village, Moo 11, Bang Pla Subdistrict, Bang…
- Thailand News
Multi-vehicle collision disrupts traffic on Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai road
A catastrophic traffic accident involving three cars and a motorcycle resulted in one fatality and six injuries on the Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai Road at the intersection leading to the Mae Kwang Dam in Doi Saket, Chiang Mai. The multi-vehicle collision occurred at 7.20pm yesterday, leading to an immediate investigation by the police to ascertain the cause. The scene of the…
- Phuket News
Phuket remembers road accident victims and addresses safety concerns
Phuket residents and officials yesterday took part in a poignant event to honour the memory of those lost in road accidents on the island. This gathering was orchestrated by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and forms part of the local activities acknowledging the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, although the official global recognition is slated for this coming Sunday,…
- Road deaths
Vibhavadi Road accident: Fatal big bike crash in Bangkok stirs public concern
A fatal road accident that occurred around 4.30am today, saw a young man on a big bike collide with a parked sedan on Vibhavadi Road, resulting in a fatality. The accident was reported to Police Captain Kajorndet Bunma, Deputy Investigation Officer at Vibhavadi Police Station. The Vibhavadi Road accident took place near the 238th toll booth on the Vibhavadi-Rangsit inbound…
- Thailand News
No bribery found in Sukhumvit Road collapse incident, Bangkok police claim
A recent police investigation has concluded that there was no bribery involved in the incident of an overloaded truck causing a cover at a roadworks site on Sukhumvit Road to collapse last week. The truck’s high weight was initially suspected to be due to bribery, which allowed it to exceed the maximum load limit. The suspicion was triggered by a…
- Thailand News
Manhole lorry accident: BMA orders review of 371 construction sites
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered a review of 371 construction sites after a lorry incident revealed overloading up to 61 tonnes. The BMA is considering the use of a Bridge Weight Motion system to measure vehicle weight, with results expected within two months. Yesterday at the Bangkok City Hall, the Governor of Bangkok, Chadchart Sittipunt, and Deputy Governor…
- Road deaths
Frantic rescue operation as Bangkok police officer’s car plunges into Chao Phraya River
A police officer’s vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into the Chao Phraya River near Bangkok, resulting in a frantic rescue operation. The driver of the vehicle, a Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police officer, was found in a state of distress, pleading for help for his wife, presumed to be trapped inside the submerged vehicle. The mysterious plot…
- Road deaths
Motorcyclist tragically killed on Sukhumvit Road after hitting a dog
A tragic incident occurred on Sukhumvit Road, Chon Buri city, when a motorcyclist hit a dog, fell, and was successively run over by multiple vehicles. The unidentified male motorcyclist, around 30 years old, succumbed to his injuries, while one other individual was injured. The accident, which happened around 5.30am today, resulted in one fatality and one injury. The motorcycle involved,…
- Thailand News
Thai singer’s late-night jam turns trashy: Singer crashes Volvo into garbage truck (video)
A Thai singer crashed his Volvo S90 sedan into a garbage truck on the Krung Thep-Nonthaburi Road in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok, injuring two sanitation workers in the early hours of yesterday morning. Officers from Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station received a report of the accident at 4am yesterday, November 7. Investigating officers arrived at the scene with the Ruam Katayu…
- Thailand News
Morning mayhem: Student transport crash takes a detour for disaster in northern Thailand
A student transport vehicle suffered a brake failure, lost control and overturned, causing severe injuries at a U-turn on the 201 road. The incident, which took place at 8.15am this morning, was reported by investigating officer Chanarong Krotha from Chum Phae Police Station. The vehicle was transporting students to a local college when it lost control and flipped at a U-turn…
- Thailand News
Emergency greens: Ambulance meets veggie truck in crunchy collision in central Thailand
An ambulance rushing to pick up a patient was involved in a severe collision with a vegetable-carrying truck at a red light intersection in central Thailand. The incident, which occurred today, caused significant damage to both vehicles and injured three people, including the ambulance driver and a medical officer. The ambulance, belonging to Chulabhorn Hospital 304 Inter, was travelling urgently…
- Thailand News
Uthai Thani: Monk driving Mazda causes fatal accident, one dead, four injured
A fatal accident occurred yesterday in Lan Sak, Uthai Thani, when a monk driving a Mazda pickup truck lost control of his vehicle, killing one woman and injuring four others. The accident occurred on the Lan Sak-Thap Than Road, Moo 1, Pradu Yuen Subdistrict, Lan Sak District, Uthai Thani, less than 500 metres from the Pa Ka intersection, near the…
- Thailand News
Crash course: Motorcycle rider’s skull meets water pump pipe in west Thailand
A 20 year old man suffered a fractured skull after colliding with a water pump pipe in the middle of the road while riding his motorcycle in the early morning hours. The water pump accident took place yesterday. It was revealed that the water pump pipe was installed by the Wang Sala Subdistrict Municipality, in west Thailand. On the following…
- Road deaths
Phuket motorbike crash claims the life of young foreign tourists
A tragic motorbike crash unfolded in the early hours of yesterday morning, in Rawai, Phuket, resulting in the untimely death of two young tourists; a 21 year old American man and a 19 year old woman from Luxembourg. The pair were on a motorbike when a car, reportedly, crashed into them from behind on Wiset Road. The news of the horrifying…
- Pattaya News
Chon Buri: Security guard dies in motorbike crash in Banglamung district
Earlier yesterday morning, a tragic incident unfolded in the Banglamung district when a security guard lost his life in a motorbike accident. The unfortunate victim, 43 year old Somchai Saengrung, employed at Laem Chabang Port, crashed his motorbike into a tree on Sukhumvit Road near the entrance of Soi Banglamung 29 in the Banglamung sub-district, Chon Buri. The Sawang Boriboon…
- Thailand News
Security worker’s fatal motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit Road, Pattaya
A tragic accident claimed the life of a 43 year old security worker who crashed his motorcycle into a large tree on Sukhumvit Pattaya Road near Soi Banglamung 29, Banglamung, Chon Buri. The incident occurred in the early hours of today, at 2.16am, and was reported to the Banglamung Police Station. The deceased, identified as Somchai (surname withheld), was discovered…
- Thailand News
Three killed in tragic racing pickup truck collision in Sadao, Songkhla
Just after the stroke of 11pm on October 28, a devastating accident occurred along Kanchanawanit Road in Sadao, Songkhla. The multi-vehicle collision involved a racing pickup truck, a lorry, and a motorcycle, tragically resulting in three fatalities. The Sadao police, upon receiving the report, were quick to respond, dispatching local rescue teams to the scene. Upon their arrival, the rescue…
- Thailand News
Pothole accident: Dodge causes pickup truck to crash into pole in Nakhon Ratchasima
A pick-up truck, in an attempt to avoid a large pothole on the road and prevent damage to its alloy wheels, lost control and collided with a high-voltage electricity pole in front of a minimart in Nakhon Ratchasima. The pothole accident, which took place yesterday at 6.30pm, resulted in vehicle damage and minor injuries to the driver and two passengers.…
- Thailand News
Coach crash from Loei to Bangkok leaves one injured
A near-fatal crash involving a coach and two dogs left almost 40 passengers in a state of shock and one with leg injuries. The fully loaded coach from Loei to Bangkok veered off the road and plunged into a canal, hitting a tree on the way down. The driver revealed that the incident occurred because he swerved to avoid two…
- Road deaths
Lorry driver dies in tragic Kanchanaburi accident due to brake failure
A devastating accident occurred involving a 33 year old lorry driver who lost his life when his 18-wheel truck, loaded with 20 tonnes of utility poles, lost its brakes and crashed on the longstanding slope in Sankhla Buri, Kanchanaburi today. Police officer Thara Nawanich, from Sankhla Buri Police Station, was alerted to the incident and immediately rushed to the scene…
- Road deaths
Three dead, one injured in reckless pick-up truck chase in Sadao
A high-speed pursuit between two pickup trucks ended in tragedy, with three fatalities and one person injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Sadao, Songkhla. The chase culminated in the trucks losing control and colliding, causing a motorcycle and a lorry to also become entangled in the crash. Rescue services rushed to the scene to provide aid last night. The two…
