Tourist van plunges into reservoir in southern Thailand

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PUBLISHED: 4 Aug 2024 at 14: 46

A screenshot shows a white van falling off a pier at the Rajjaprabha dam in Thailand's Surat Thani province on Sunday morning. (Photo supplied)
On Sunday night, a white truck in Surat Thani province of Thailand falls from a pier at the Rajjaprabha bridge. ( Photo supplied )

Looking THANI: On Sunday morning, a visitor van plunged into the Rajjaprabha dam reservoir. Luckily, only the vehicle was injured.

Around 10 am, while commerce officials were welcoming guests to ship journeys, the incident occurred at a pier on the Ban Takhun district’s Tambon Khao Phang.

A light Toyota van suddenly veered into the tank and sped past the high concrete pier’s end. Before sinking, the van’s top hit the bottom close to the lender, and the rear hit a steel pontoon, sending the entire thing upside down.

Nearby workers and people helped the van drivers, who had a left broken wrist and a split in his nose, escape the shock of the visitors. He was taken to Bantakhun Hospital while he remained aware.

Because about 10 visitors had just arrived and left the bus for a ship trip, he was the only one who was involved in the accident.

People look into the water from the pier. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

As the injured van driver on the boat receives first aid, people look into the waters from the wharf. ( Photo: Supapong Chaolan )

The van rests under water below the pier. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

Under the wharf, the van rests under. ( Photo: Supapong Chaolan )