31-year-old minivan driver injured after a U-turn reportedly causes three vehicle accident in Chonburi

PHOTO: Nattapat Srisuwan / Khaochad

Chonburi –

A 31-year-old minivan driver has sustained multiple injuries after he collided his minivan with two other vehicles in Mueang Chonburi yesterday afternoon.

The Mueang Chonburi Police were notified of the accident on Settakit Road in the Baan Suan sub-district yesterday afternoon, February 23rd, 2022.

The police, along with local reporters and first responders, arrived at the scene to find a damaged minivan, pickup truck, and larger white truck on the road.

PHOTO: Nattapat Srisuwan / Khaochad

The minivan driver, Mr. Nattaphon Wannaprom, 31, had sustained multiple injuries and was rushed to a local hospital for medical assistance. The other two vehicle drivers were uninjured. There were no passengers in the minivan at the time of the accident.

The pickup truck driver, Mr. Kittipong Pannorat, told TPN media “The minivan driver was making a U-turn before he collided with the other truck and my pickup truck. This was the fault of the minivan driver for making a U-turn at the wrong time.”

The truck driver declined to speak with reporters or identify himself to the press.

Mueang Chonburi police are planning to review CCTV and determine who exactly was at legal fault for the accident and then file charges accordingly.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.