Eight people died and three were hurt when a vehicle struck an SUV parked for diapers.
PUBLISHED: 25 Apr 2025 at 12: 01
In Samut Prakan province, a semi-trailer truck struck a parked sport utility vehicle ( SUV) in an emergency stop lane, causing a collision with another parked truck, killing eight people.
At 10.10pm on Thursday at kilometer symbol 23 500 on Motorway No. 1, road officers and firefighters from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were called to the scene. 7, Chon Buri – Bangkok
A light Isuzu semi-trailer truck loaded with cement was discovered by regulators. Saneh Doktakien, the 60-year-old driver, was trapped in his seat because the vehicle’s back plates, which had Chon Buri license plates, had suffered serious top damage. He had to be pulled out and taken to a doctor.
Ten people, including young children, were reportedly reported dead at the scene, including a seriously damaged light Chevrolet Captiva in a nearby white Chevrolet. According to reports, all of the people within were members of a home.
Female 12 and 18 were the injured. When the vehicle crashed into their SUV, they claimed their community was traveling from Bangkok to Rayong state and had stopped in the disaster street to change diapers for a young child.
The Chevrolet subsequently collided with a 10-wheeled vehicle that was parked in front of it, causing a lot of harm.
The cause of the accident was being looked into by authorities.
