RELEASED: 8 Apr 2023 at 11:56
4 individuals, consisting of a pregnant migrant employee, were eliminated, and 9 others hurt, when a van they were taking a trip in rear-ended a trailer truck on Freeway Path 7 in Chon Buri early Saturday early morning.
The crash happened on the Pattaya-inbound lane in tambon Nong Khang Khok of Muang district, stated Pol Lt Col Phudecha Chueman, examination chief at Highway Authorities sub-division 8, who was reported at around 5am.
Authorities and rescue employees hurrying to the scene discovered a crashed guest van with Bangkok licence plates with its front terribly harmed. An 18-wheel trailer truck carrying a container was discovered close by.
The van chauffeur and 12 guests were caught inside the lorry and were later on recovered from the wreckage. The chauffeur, recognized as Pattaradet Kaew-in, 55, and 3 guests were eliminated, while the 9 hurt, 5 seriously, were sent out to Chon Buri Healthcare Facility.
According to an authorities examination, the van was bring 12 migrant employees from Cambodia and Myanmar before the crash. The employees had actually employed the chauffeur to take them to Chanthaburi border province for the renewal of their migrant employee cards.
Truck chauffeur Sayen Phalaphon, 50, informed authorities that he was driving along the freeway when the van unexpectedly rammed into the back of his lorry, and the brakes were not used.
Authorities presumed that the van chauffeur may have dropped off to sleep. The examination was continuous.
