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  • Truck trailer detaches crashing into shops and killing one | Thaiger

    Truck trailer detaches crashing into shops and killing one

    A truck accident resulted in a detached trailer crashing into a motorcycle repair shop and a noodle shop, resulting in one death and five injuries. The incident occurred yesterday, June 13, at 8pm on the Taling Chan-Suphan Buri Road in Pathum Thani province. Police Lieutenant Preecha Teksee, Deputy Inspector at Lat Lum Kaeo Police Station, along with rescue teams from…

  • Man dies after pickup veers off Samut Songkhram road | Thaiger

    Man dies after pickup veers off Samut Songkhram road

    A 34 year old man tragically lost his life after his pickup truck veered off the road and crashed into a barricade, ejecting him through the rear window. The accident happened at around 2.30am today, June 14, on Samut Songkhram-Bang Phae Road, heading towards Mae Klong. Police Lieutenant Pongporn Taowarod, Deputy Inspector at Amphawa Police Station, was alerted to the…

  • Study tour shuttle crash in Pattaya injures 12 | Thaiger

    Study tour shuttle crash in Pattaya injures 12

    A car veered off course and collided with a shuttle carrying a group on a study tour, resulting in injuries to 12 people. The Thai rescue services promptly assisted and conducted breath alcohol tests. Around 12.36am yesterday, June 12, Police Lieutenant Puttarak Sonkhamhan from Pattaya City Police Station received a report of a car accident on Jomtien Beach Road, Nong…

  • Car crash in Chon Buri leaves driver critically injured | Thaiger

    Car crash in Chon Buri leaves driver critically injured

    A car veered off the road, crashed into a tree, and flipped over, landing upside down with its wheels in the air in Chon Buri, in the early hours of this morning. The engine was ejected from the vehicle, and a fire ensued. The driver was severely injured and thrown from the car. At 4.30am today, June 13, rescue officials…

  • Pickup truck accident in Tak province leaves one dead | Thaiger

    Pickup truck accident in Tak province leaves one dead

    A tragic accident claimed the life of one sibling and left another critically injured when a pickup truck lost control and collided with their motorcycle. The incident occurred at 7.30am yesterday on the Mae Sot-Umphang Road in the Phop Phra district of Tak province. Police and emergency responders arrived promptly at the scene following a report of the accident. They…

  • Motorcyclist severely injured in collision with BMW in Pathum Thani | Thaiger

    Motorcyclist severely injured in collision with BMW in Pathum Thani

    A motorcyclist sustained severe injuries after colliding with a BMW sedan on a frequently accident-prone road, police reported today. The accident occurred at 7am on the route near Wat Ladsanun in Khu Khot, Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani. Police Lieutenant Colonel Naruet Kantharos, an investigator at Khu Khot Police Station, responded to the incident along with volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu…

  • Teen dies in tragic motorcycle crash in Chachoengsao | Thaiger

    Teen dies in tragic motorcycle crash in Chachoengsao

    A 14 year old girl tragically lost her life in a motorcycle accident after colliding with a pickup truck. The accident occurred while she was on her way to pick up her younger sibling from school. Yesterday, June 11, Police Colonel Preecha Nisaisom, Superintendent of Plaeng Yao Police Station in Chachoengsao Province, along with Police Lieutenant Colonel Teera Senthong, an…

  • Speeding driver in rain kills squid vendor 300 metres from home | Thaiger

    Speeding driver in rain kills squid vendor 300 metres from home

    A tragic incident transpired amid heavy downpours in Nakhon Phanom yesterday as a fatal collision between a vehicle and a squid vendor cart resulted in the death of a mother, just 300 metres from home. Rescue officials quickly arrived at the scene but were unable to save her life. Today, a deputy investigator from Mueang Nakhon Phanom Police Station, Sitthiphol…

  • Pattaya minibus driver escapes after fatal motorbike crash | Thaiger

    Pattaya minibus driver escapes after fatal motorbike crash

    A tragic accident occurred when a motorbike crashed into the rear of a minibus parked on the road, leading to the death of the rider’s father. The incident took place at 5.36am yesterday on Sukhumvit Road, heading towards Pattaya, in Bang Lamung, Chon Buri. Police officer Aphiwan Sritongrungthip received the report and, along with volunteers, arrived at the scene to…

  • Family mourns daughter killed in tragic Phetchaburi bike accident | Thaiger

    Family mourns daughter killed in tragic Phetchaburi bike accident

    A tragic accident has left a family in mourning as they prepare to hold a funeral for a 22-year-old woman, who was the mainstay of her household, killed in a bike accident. The young woman, Suphattra, lost her life in a heartbreaking incident when she fell from a big bike and was run over by a truck during a trip…

  • Two bikers killed in tragic Phetchaburi accident | Thaiger

    Two bikers killed in tragic Phetchaburi accident

    A tragic accident involving a group of big bike riders on a trip to Phetchaburi resulted in the deaths of two people. The incident occurred when a young woman, riding a pillion, fell off the motorcycle, and a subsequent attempt to avoid her by another bike led to a fatal collision with a truck. The accident took place at 8.10am…

  • Factory shuttle bus tyre explosion injures 16 near Ayutthaya | Thaiger

    Factory shuttle bus tyre explosion injures 16 near Ayutthaya

    A factory shuttle bus suffered a left front tyre explosion, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and injure 16 people. The incident occurred at 6.30pm yesterday near the Ayutthaya Interchange. The accident was reported to the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Police Station by Deputy Inspector Wutthiphat Chuaykhit. Authorities, including officers from the Phutthaisawan Foundation and Ruamkatanyu Foundation, promptly…

  • Motorcycle crash into parked truck kills two in Ang Thong | Thaiger

    Motorcycle crash into parked truck kills two in Ang Thong

    A tragic accident resulted in the death of a young couple when their motorcycle collided with the rear of a parked truck in Ang Thong. The truck had run out of fuel, and the driver had left to purchase more when the incident occurred. At 5.30pm yesterday, police from Ang Thong City Police Station were alerted to the fatal accident…

  • Teen killed by speeding BMW in Phuket hit-and-run tragedy | Thaiger

    Teen killed by speeding BMW in Phuket hit-and-run tragedy

    A tragic accident occurred when a 14 year old boy riding a motorcycle was hit and dragged to his death by a speeding BMW. The driver fled the scene but later turned himself in to the police. At 11.30pm yesterday, Thanom Thongpan, an investigator at Thalang Police Station in Phuket, received a report of the incident on Thepkrasattri Road, outbound…

  • Motorcycle U-turn causes serious collision in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Motorcycle U-turn causes serious collision in Pattaya

    A sudden U-turn by a motorcycle led to a severe collision with a car, resulting in significant injuries and substantial vehicle damage. The accident occurred on Sukhumvit Road near the Nong Nuch Garden traffic light, heading towards Pattaya, Chon Buri. Police Lieutenant Ratchapol Srisaeng from Na Jomtien Police Station received a report of the accident and promptly arrived at the…

  • Mitsubishi Pajero crashes off bridge in Phatthalung, killing one | Thaiger

    Mitsubishi Pajero crashes off bridge in Phatthalung, killing one

    A tragic accident occurred when a Mitsubishi Pajero lost control and plunged off a bridge, resulting in severe damage to the vehicle, leaving one person dead and two others injured. Police rushed to the scene on Ban Khu-Kong Ra Road, in Phatthalung Province, following the incident. At 11.40pm yesterday, Phatthalung’s Kong Ra Police Station and emergency responders arrived at the…

  • Thai man killed by lorry after causing chaos at fuel station | Thaiger

    Thai man killed by lorry after causing chaos at fuel station

    A Thai man involved in a spree of causing public unease met his demise as he was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler while crossing a road in Chachoengsao after he had caused a commotion at a nearby petrol station. At 1.15am today, Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station officers received a report about a pedestrian being hit by an 18-wheel truck on…

  • Sedan crashes in Sakon Nakhon, claims life after high-speed chase | Thaiger

    Sedan crashes in Sakon Nakhon, claims life after high-speed chase

    A sedan collided with another car in Sakon Nakhon yesterday before losing control, crossing the median strip, and crashing into a parked truck. The driver was found trapped behind the wheel and later succumbed to her injuries. Officers from the Taton Police Station in Sakon Nakhon received a report of a severe road accident involving a sedan and a parked…

  • Drunk driver causes fatal motorcycle crash in Samut Songkhram | Thaiger

    Drunk driver causes fatal motorcycle crash in Samut Songkhram

    A tragic accident occurred today as a 20 year old man lost his life when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck driven by a drunk driver in Amphawa, Samut Songkhram. The collision took place on Somdet Phra Suriyenthr Bridge Road, involving a Honda Wave motorcycle and an Isuzu D-Max pickup truck. Authorities responded promptly to the accident site, where…

  • Drunk driver crashes into streetlight and overturns in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Drunk driver crashes into streetlight and overturns in Pattaya

    A drunk driver lost control of his pickup truck, causing it to veer off the road and crash into a streetlight before overturning into a median ditch. Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene to assist. At approximately 2.20am today, the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Radio Centre in Pattaya received a report of an overturned pickup truck near a wood…

  • Fatal turn: Head-on collision claims life of wrong-way rider | Thaiger

    Fatal turn: Head-on collision claims life of wrong-way rider

    A collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle in Chanthaburi Province resulted in a tragic death last night, where the motorcycle driver, going against traffic, was hit head-on. The incident occurred at the old checkpoint intersection on Thetsaban Road in Khlung District. Police from Khlung Police Station and rescue volunteers arrived at the scene to find a severely damaged…

  • Emergency crash in Lamphun leaves pregnant woman shaken | Thaiger

    Emergency crash in Lamphun leaves pregnant woman shaken

    An emergency vehicle rushing a pregnant woman to the hospital ran a red light and collided with a pickup truck at an intersection before hitting another car, fortunately causing no severe injuries to the woman or her unborn child. CCTV footage captured the moment the emergency rescue vehicle, belonging to Thachiengthong Municipality, sped through a red light at the Jak…

  • Two killed as fatigued truck driver crashes on Pattaya highway | Thaiger

    Two killed as fatigued truck driver crashes on Pattaya highway

    A devastating accident involving an 18-wheeler truck with a fatigued driver occurred yesterday morning on a highway near Pattaya, resulting in two fatalities and multiple injuries. The crash happened at about 8.40am in the Nong Pla Lai sub-district, Banglamung district, Chon Buri province, on Highway 7 inbound to Pattaya. Sawang Boriboon rescue workers responded swiftly to the distress call. Upon…

  • Truck driver dozes off, killing two and injuring five in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Truck driver dozes off, killing two and injuring five in Chon Buri

    A tragic crash occurred at 8.40 am yesterday on the inbound Pattaya side of Highway 7, near Bang Lamung, Chon Buri, when an 18-wheeler truck driver fell asleep at the wheel. The devastating accident led to the loss of two women’s lives and left five others injured, while also causing extensive property damage. Upon arrival at the scene, police and…

  • Bus accident tragically kills elderly man on Chaeng Watthana Road | Thaiger

    Bus accident tragically kills elderly man on Chaeng Watthana Road

    A tragic bus accident occurred yesterday when a 72 year old man lost his life after slipping and being run over by a bus at a bus stop near Chaeng Watthana Road, Pak Kret, Nontha Buri. The elderly man, who had been a familiar figure in the area for over a decade, was known for begging to support his family.…

  • Filipino motorcyclist dies after running over palm kernel in Phuket | Thaiger

    Filipino motorcyclist dies after running over palm kernel in Phuket

    A Filipino motorcyclist died yesterday morning after running over a palm kernel and losing control of his motorcycle, crashing into a traffic sign on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket. Officers from the Thalang Police Station and rescuers from the Kuson Dham Phuket Foundation were alerted to the fatal motorcycle accident on the Thep Krasattri Road at about 6.40am yesterday, May…

  • High-speed motorcycle crash kills 2 Frenchmen in Phuket | Thaiger

    High-speed motorcycle crash kills 2 Frenchmen in Phuket

    Two Frenchmen tragically lost their lives in a motorcycle accident in the early hours of this morning on Anusawari-Ban Pa Khlok Road in the Thalang district of Phuket. Officers from the Thalang Police Station and rescuers from the Kusol Dham Phuket Foundation responded to the scene after receiving a notification from a local motorist at 4.40am today, May 24. The…

  • Drug dealer’s crash claims lives of two students in Sa Kaeo | Thaiger

    Drug dealer’s crash claims lives of two students in Sa Kaeo

    A drug dealer yesterday crashed a pickup into a baht bus, killing two students in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo. The fatal accident occurred on No. 3259 road in Sa Kaeo province at about 7am yesterday, May 23. The pickup, a white Mitsubishi Triton, crashed into a baht bus carrying students from Wang Prai Witthayakhom School. The pickup was…

  • Russian driver collides with motorbike, leaving one dead | Thaiger

    Russian driver collides with motorbike, leaving one dead

    Last night, a Russian man driving a car in Pattaya caused a severe accident by colliding with a motorcycle, leaving one person dead and one critically injured. The incident occurred on Sukhumvit Road, near the South Pattaya traffic light, as the driver, appearing inebriated, sped down the road. Local rescue services quickly arrived at the scene, finding the car’s front end…

  • Israeli girl dies in tuk tuk accident on Patong Beach Road | Thaiger

    Israeli girl dies in tuk tuk accident on Patong Beach Road

    A tragic accident claimed the life of a young Israeli girl on Patong Beach Road last night. Patong police received a report at 10.40pm that a five year old girl, Nbaa Bahnasi from Jerusalem, had fallen from a tuk tuk while travelling with her family on Thaweewong Road. The tuk tuk driver, 51 year old Bunyang Kaewaksorn, explained to the…