Pickup Crashes in Mae Sot, 16 Christians Injured
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A pickup truck accelerated to beat a green light but could not handle the curve and flipped at the intersection, ejecting 16 Christians onto the road with assorted injuries. They were heading to a Christian gathering in Mae Sot town.
At 5:30 PM on October 31, 2026, Mae Sot Police Station in Tak province was notified of a pickup truck carrying Christian participants that had overturned on the Mae Sot-Chalermthip road at the four-way intersection near the Mae Sot Transport Office in Mae Sot District, Tak. There were many injuries, so the report was relayed to Police Lieutenant Colonel Rang Daowadung, Superintendent of Mae Sot Police Station, who proceeded to the scene with rescue units.
The crash site was a large four-way intersection in a residential area. A black Toyota single-cab pickup, license plate Ngor Jor-5047 Chiang Mai, was found overturned in the middle of the road with heavy damage to the left side. Inside the vehicle was the driver, 30-year-old Miao Lae Tun, who sustained minor injuries. On the road lay a group of Mae Sot Christians, both men and women, including children and elderly, totaling 16 people, scattered across the pavement. Local motorists passing through at the time had to stop to prevent further accidents. Rescue teams then triaged the injured: eight with moderate to serious injuries received emergency first aid before being rushed to Mae Sot Hospital, while the other eight with minor injuries were safe and did not require hospitalization. Afterwards, Good Samaritans helped upright the vehicle to restore traffic flow, as the accident had caused a long tailback.
The investigation revealed that at the time of the crash, driver Miao Lae Tun was transporting the group of 16 Mae Sot Christians to a Christian event in Mae Sot town. As he sped toward the intersection, the green light was about to expire, so he accelerated to avoid the red light — but lost control at the critical moment, causing the vehicle to overturn.
