Ambulance Crash Kills Four Including Child Patient in Nakhon Si Thammarat
A rescue van crashed into a tree in Tha Sala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, killing four including a three-year-old patient; heavy rain is the suspected cause.
At 2:53 p.m. on November 10, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Somchai Muaydee, Deputy Inspector (Investigation) of Tha Sala Police Station, Nakhon Si Thammarat, received a report of a rescue van losing control and hitting a roadside tree while transporting a patient to Tha Sala Hospital, with fatalities and serious injuries. The crash occurred on the road before Song Praek School, Moo 2, Pho Thong Subdistrict, Tha Sala District. He rushed to inspect the scene along with Nakhon Si Thammarat Deputy Governor Witiya Khianrod, Tha Sala District Chief Prasong Chan-yu, and officials from the Pracharuamjai Foundation, the Thai Tek Tung Foundation, and the Sawang Thammasatharn Tha Sala Rescue Unit.
At the scene, a Tha Sala Subdistrict Administrative Organization rescue van was found with its rear end wrapped around a large roadside tree, severely crushed. Four bodies were found inside the vehicle: a three-year-old boy who was the patient; Ms. Andaman, 18; Mrs. Thiam, 57, the boy's relative; and Mr. Ro-mad, a rescue worker on the van. The driver, Mr. Sulaiman, 51, sustained serious injuries. Foundation volunteers rushed him to Tha Sala Hospital while the victims' relatives wept bitterly at the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that before the crash, the rescue van was transporting the three-year-old boy who had fallen ill, along with his relatives, through heavy rain to Tha Sala Hospital. Upon reaching the crash site, the vehicle lost control, spun across the road, and plunged into a roadside tree with great force. The cause is believed to be the wet, slippery road conditions due to heavy rain. Police will continue investigating to determine the exact cause. The bodies were sent to the hospital before being released to the family for religious rites.
