Modified Pickup Truck Crashes Into Van on Pattaya Overpass
A modified pickup truck struck a van on the Krathing Lai overpass in Pattaya early July 16, leaving five people injured. Police impounded both vehicles and are investigating the pickup driver, who appeared incoherent at the scene.
At 3:00 a.m. on July 16, 2569, Lieutenant Manot Tipwech of Banglamung Police Station responded to a report of a modified pickup truck rear-ending a van on the Krathing Lai overpass heading into Pattaya in Banglamung District, Chonburi Province. At the scene, officers found a gray Isuzu D-Max pickup truck with Chonburi license plates that had struck the rear of a bronze-colored Toyota van, causing severe damage to the van's back end.
Investigators found five injured people: Phonsorn (surname withheld), 38, the pickup driver; Anon (surname withheld), 46, a passenger in the pickup; Akkom (surname withheld), 35, the van driver; Panya (surname withheld), 35, a van passenger; and Thichakorn (surname withheld), 34, also in the van.
Relatives of the injured van passengers explained they had finished selling goods at Rohpoh Market and were traveling in convoy back to Pattaya when they heard a loud crash. A road worker at the scene reported seeing the pickup truck traveling at high speed in a reckless manner before it lost control and struck the van's rear, causing multiple injuries.
Police photographed the scene for evidence and impounded both vehicles at Banglamung Station. The pickup driver, who was incoherent during questioning, was taken in for further investigation and will face legal charges.
