Ten-Wheel Truck Crashes Into 11 Vehicles at Phuket Intersection
A 10-wheel truck crashed into 11 vehicles stopped at a red light near Phuket Bus Terminal 2, damaging 10 cars and one motorcycle and slightly injuring a pickup driver. The driver was detained for drug and alcohol testing while police investigate whether brake failure caused the accident. Government property including an electric pole and a traffic sign were also damaged in the collision.
At 8:20 a.m. on November 14, 2026, Pol. Lt. Thanom Thongpaen, an investigator at Phuket City Police Station, received a report of a 10-wheel truck crashing into vehicles stopped at a traffic light on Thepkrasattri Road, inbound lane, at the three-way intersection leading to Phuket Bus Terminal 2 in Rassada subdistrict, Mueang district, Phuket. He responded to the scene along with Pol. Col. Chatree Chueakao, chief of Phuket City Police.
At the scene, they found a 10-wheel truck with Phetchaburi license plates. The driver, identified only as Nirut, had plowed into multiple vehicles waiting at the red light in succession, damaging 10 cars and one motorcycle. Government property was also damaged, including a double-arm electric pole and a no-U-turn sign. One pickup driver sustained minor injuries.
After the accident, police detained the truck driver for drug and alcohol testing. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, with preliminary information suggesting possible brake failure. Investigators documented the scene with photographs and created an accident map as evidence for further legal proceedings.
