KHON KAEN: The trailer-truck loaded with cartons of beer overturned on a curve in Puay Noi region on Tuesday early morning, killing the driver who had been trapped underneath it.
The incident occurred about seven. 30am at Moo 1 village within tambon Sa Kaew on the road between Khon Kaen’s Puay Noy and Maha Sarakham’s Na Chuak zones, Pol Capt Ratchanon Sirikij, deputy chief investigator of Puay Noy police station, said.
Emergency responders reported that the Hino 22-wheeler was lying upside down on the side of the road, after screwing up to take a flex.
Rescuers used hydraulic jacks to force-open a door of the vehicle cabin and get to the trapped driver. He or she was dead.
The driver had been identified as Apichart Phupuak, 44, from Chaiyaphum’s Nong Bua Daeng district. His body was taken to Puay Noy Hospital designed for post-mortem examination.
Pol Capt Ratchanon said the driver was the only individual in the truck. Most vehicles were involved in the accident.
The beer business had been informed from the accident. Damage to the cargo of beverage was estimated at 1 . 5 million baht.