Sri Racha –
A pickup truck driver who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel was seriously injured after crashing into a trailer truck in Sri Racha yesterday (March 21st).
The Highway Police was notified of the accident after midnight on the Motorway in the Bang Phra sub-district.
The first response teams arrived at the scene to find the male driver aged around 40 who was unconscious stuck inside his damaged pickup truck. Rescue workers used a hydraulic cutter to free him and he was taken to a local hospital. His name was not immediately released by highway police.
The trailer truck driver, Mr. Natee Sukwamyon, 44, told TPN media, “While I was driving I heard something crash into the back of my trailer truck. I stopped my vehicle before I found the damaged pickup truck and the injured man. I immediately called highway emergency services for assistance, I was not injured.”
At this stage, police believe that the pickup truck driver was diving at high speed, fell asleep, and crashed into the slower-moving vehicle. The driver remains at a hospital in serious condition as of press time.
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