Pickup Truck Collides With Dump Truck, Driver Dies
A pickup truck collided with a dump truck on a Phayao highway July 30, killing the driver after the vehicle crashed into a parked semi-trailer and trapped him in the wreckage.
A tragic accident occurred on July 30, 2025, at 11:52 a.m. on the Phayao-Chiang Kham road in Huai Lan subdistrict, Dok Kham Tai district, Phayao province, when a pickup truck collided with a ten-wheel dump truck. The pickup then lost control and crashed into a parked semi-trailer truck alongside the road. Emergency rescue teams from Samakon Khukhrai Khunthorm, Khun Lan Rescue, Dok Kham Tai municipal disaster prevention and mitigation personnel, and Huai Lan subdistrict rescue units rushed to the scene to provide assistance.
At the accident site, rescuers found a bronze Isuzu pickup truck with severe damage to the right front section. The vehicle was crushed up to the cabin, trapping the driver inside the wreckage. Rescue personnel used cutting and extraction equipment to remove the body of Mr. Pradung (surname withheld), who had sustained serious injuries at multiple locations and died at the scene. A ten-wheel dump truck with Phayao registration was also found out of control nearby. Police from Dok Kham Tai station and on-duty doctors from Dok Kham Tai Hospital conducted an investigation and autopsy at the accident site before the body was handed over to Khun Lan Rescue to be transported to the victim's hometown for religious funeral ceremonies. The family did not insist on knowing the cause of death. However, police will continue to investigate and gather evidence to provide a detailed conclusion about the cause of this accident.
