Hundreds of durians scattered after sleepy pickup truck driver overturns in Ban Bueng

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Chonburi –

Hundreds of durians worth more than 500,000 baht scattered all over a roadside after a pickup truck overturned in the Ban Bueng district yesterday morning (April 25th).

Chonburi police were notified of the accident on Number 344 Road in Ban Bueng. They arrived at the scene to find an overturned brand new pickup truck on the side of the road. No injuries, however, were reported. Hundreds of durians were found scattered nearby.

The pickup driver, Mr. Anurak Jaetae, 30, told Chonburi police, “I was taking 3.5 tons of durians worth about 525,000 baht from Chanthaburi to Narathiwat (Southern Thailand).”

“When I arrived at the scene I fell asleep at the wheel before my pickup truck fell off the road and overturned. Luckily I was not injured, although I suffered substantial damage to my products.”

Chonburi police have declined to press any charges in the incident as of press time.

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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 five 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.