Pattaya, Thailand – An accident occurred in the early hours of October 6th, 2025, at 4:06 AM, when a pickup truck driver lost control on a slippery road, crashed into a utility pole and a rubber tree, and overturned, leaving one person dead and two others seriously injured. The incident took place on Highway 331 toward Sattahip, near the Forestry Department U-turn in Moo 1.
The Pattaya Sawang Boriboon Rescue Unit received a report of the crash and dispatched a team to the scene. Upon arrival, responders found a heavily damaged bronze Isuzu D-Max pickup truck flipped upside down, its wheels pointing skyward. Three people were trapped inside the wreckage. Rescue workers used hydraulic cutting tools to free the victims.
The deceased was identified as Mr. Orat Simmalee, aged 43, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The two injured victims, Mr. Watchai Phonjarn, 26, with a fractured right arm, and Mr. Thanaphat Khansri, 42, with a fractured left leg, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.Mr. Thanaphat, who was able to provide a statement to The Pattaya News, said the group was returning home to Khao Mai Kaew from Bowin when heavy rain made the road slick, causing the vehicle driver to lose control, strike the utility pole and tree, and overturn.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Prakasit Paladet, an investigator from Huai Yai Police Station, attended the scene to document evidence and initiate an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.
