Sri Racha –
A pickup truck carrying eight people, most construction workers, in the bed crashed on Motorway 7 in Sri Racha this morning (March 8th). Two people had sustained severe injuries including a twelve-year-old boy.
The Highway Police in Sri Racha were notified of the accident on Motorway 7 Section 2 in the Bang Phra sub-district.
They and the Pattaya News arrived at the scene to find the pickup truck on the road, carrying a variety of cables and construction equipment. The vehicle had reportedly completely overturned and flipped back right-side up.
Eight people were scattered across the road. They had all sustained various minor to moderate injuries. Two of them had sustained severe injuries which are Mr. Prairat Siralang, 30, and a 12-year-old boy. They were taken to local hospitals for medical assistance. It was unclear why the boy was traveling with the construction workers.
The pickup truck driver, Mr. Mek Nakeiam, 36, who had sustained only very minor injuries and did not need medical assistance, was waiting for police at the scene.
Mr. Mek Nakeiam told TPN media, “We were coming from Bangkok heading to Chanthaburi to a work site. One of the pickup truck wheels blew out, causing me to lose control of the vehicle, flipping it over completely. It wasn’t my fault, it was the fault of the wheel.”
Police are continuing their investigation for further potential action.
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