Mueang district, Chonburi —
Four people were killed while six women were injured after a public van in which they rode veered off its lane, flew across a traffic island, and collided head-on with a truck on the opposite side of the road in Chonburi.
Mueang police were notified of a fatal traffic accident at 5:30 AM today, November 1st, and rushed to the scene on a bypass inbound to Bangkok in the Nong Khok subdistrict of Mueang district, Chonburi, with medical personnel from Chonburi Hospital and rescuers.
Three deceased victims (two men and one woman) were discovered sprawled outside of a public van registered in Maha Sarakham province, while another six victims (all women) were rescued and taken to Chonburi Hospital to be treated.
The deceased male victim was the driver of the van, according to a police report.
The van’s frontal part was totally demolished. Sat 20 meters away from the van wreckage was an 18-wheeled truck carrying containers with a crumpled bumper registered in Chiang Rai province. Its unidentified driver reportedly flew out of the truck on impact and was crushed to death by his own truck.
An eyewitness, 49-year-old Mr. Prasit (last name withheld), told police he was riding his 6-wheeled truck behind an 18-wheeled truck when the van on the opposite side of the road suddenly veered off its lane, bounced across the traffic island, and crashed into the truck before him.
Prasit said his truck was also hit, but he was not injured.
All bodies were transported to Chonburi Hospital to await their families and relatives. Mueang police suspected that the van driver may have dozed off at the wheel.
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