Pickup Truck Cuts Off Rescue Vehicle En Route To Emergency
A rescue vehicle responding to a traffic accident was hit by a pickup truck that suddenly cut in front of it on Theprat Road in Samut Prakan on July 2, injuring three volunteers from Ruam Katanyu Foundation.
A pickup truck suddenly changed lanes and struck a rescue vehicle responding to a traffic accident on Theprat Road in Samut Prakan on July 2, 2569. The rescue team from Ruam Katanyu Foundation was heading to assist accident victims when they were hit just one kilometer away from their destination. Three foundation volunteers were injured in the collision.
According to mobile phone footage recorded by foundation volunteers, the rescue vehicle was traveling in rain with lights and sirens activated while heading to the accident scene on Theprat Road at kilometer 15. As the vehicle approached kilometer 16—just one kilometer from the destination—a black pickup truck traveling in the center lane abruptly swerved right, cutting directly in front of the rescue vehicle in the right lane. The rescue vehicle could not brake in time and collided with the center median barrier.
The rescue vehicle had its emergency lights and sirens on throughout the journey. Three volunteers aboard suffered injuries, fortunately not severe.
Prasert Saengtong, a volunteer with Ruam Katanyu Foundation, explained that after receiving the emergency call about the accident on Theprat Road at kilometer 15, the team drove carefully through the rain at moderate speed. The other driver suddenly cut in front with no warning, and the brakes could not engage in time. Prasert noted that fortunately they were not driving faster.
The pickup truck driver claimed he could not see the rescue vehicle despite its activated lights and siren, saying he was rushing to work and made an unintentional lane change.
The injured volunteers are now in stable condition. They were admitted to the hospital for observation due to chest impact injuries from the collision.
