Pattaya —
A 42-year-old Chinese man was moderately injured early yesterday morning after crashing his sedan into a pickup truck that was parked on the side of the road in Pattaya.
The accident occurred at 3:36 AM on June 28th, 2024, on Jomtien Second Road in the Nongprue sub-district, Banglamung district, Chonburi province. Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation arrived at the scene to find a white Hyundai Elantra had crashed into a black Isuzu D-Max pickup truck.
The sedan driver, Mr. Xia Dong Fang, a Chinese national, was trapped inside his car and had to be extricated by rescue workers. He suffered a laceration to his head and chest pain and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The pickup truck driver, identified only as Mr. Oam, 34, told The Pattaya News that he had parked his truck on the side of the road when the sedan, which was travelling at high speed, slammed into it. He said he rushed to help Mr. Fang after hearing the loud crash.
Pattaya police are investigating the accident as of press time.
