Thirty people were hurt in a journey vehicle crash that left five people dead, and seven were hurt in a pickup truck accident.
PUBLISHED: 2 Jan 2025 at 13: 05
In two street accidents that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday within four kilometers of one another in this southern county, Thirty-eight people were killed and 30 people were hurt.
Around 7 a.m. on Thursday, authorities from the Chaiya train and firefighters were called to an event on Asian Highway 41 at the 124/500 meter, according to Pol Maj Pichit Khaosuwan, the station’s key.
A Toyota pickup truck with Bangkok license plates and a top that was severely damaged next to a branch on the median was discovered.
Four persons — two women and two males— were found dead at the scene, according to volunteers. According to local media reports, three additional individuals were severely damaged and rushed to Chaiya Hospital, where they were later declared dead.
A witness testified to police that the truck had been moving at a high speed before veering off to prevent a vehicle parked by the side of the road to pick up some students, which caused the collision.
According to authorities, the truck was moving between Chumphon and Trang, and that everyone inside was related.
The collision took place on a road about 4 kilometers from the site of a tour bus injury on Wednesday evening that left five people dead and 30 injured.
According to local police, the bus carrying 37 individuals skidded off Asian Highway 41 and slammed into a wayside drain in tambon Pawae of Chaiya area at around 7.30pm on Wednesday.
The power of the crash killed five citizens at the picture and injured 30 people, three significantly. Of the injured, 12 were sent to Chaiya Hospital and the 18 another to Tha Chang Hospital.
Suthep Boonchum, 47, the bus driver, reported to the authorities that it was carrying 36 tourists and 2 Samut Sakhon provincial drivers to attend Betong in Yala.
On the way up to Samut Sakhon, one rider got off the bus, leaving 37 people on board.
One customer claimed that he heard the vehicle swaying into a tunnel before skidding off the road into the ditch that divided the road. It struck many plants.
The two van individuals were detained for questioning.
In order to arrange for relatives to bring the body of the deceased to the Kusolsatthra Surat Thani recovery foundation, they transported them to the site of the funeral services.
After the tour bus plunged into a ditch that divided the highway in Surat Thani’s Chaiya district on Wednesday night, rescue workers tried to retrieve the bodies of the dead and wounded victims. ( Photo supplied/Supapong Chaolan )