Ten-Wheeler Crashes Into Sedan on Petchkasem Road in Prachuap
A ten-wheeler truck collided with a sedan on Petchkasem Road in Prachuap Khiri Khan on July 23, triggering a chain-reaction crash that trapped the truck driver and damaged an electric pole.
A multi-vehicle collision occurred on Petchkasem Road in Thabsakae, Prachuap Khiri Khan, when a ten-wheeler truck struck a sedan, which then hit a small four-wheel van and crashed into an electric pole, leaving the truck driver trapped. At 12:30 p.m. on July 23, 2025, Police Lieutenant Colonel Winai, investigation officer at Thabsakae Station in Prachuap Khiri Khan, received a report of a multiple-vehicle collision with injuries on Petchkasem Road (northbound) near the U-turn at Nong Hoi, kilometer markers 362–400, Subdistrict Ang Thong, Thabsakae District. He and rescue teams from Sawaeng Rueang Ruam Dharma Foundation responded immediately.
At the scene, officers found a Mitsubishi sedan registered in Prachuap, driven by a 29-year-old woman, severely damaged and stopped in the middle of the road about 10 meters from a dynamo shop. A four-wheel closed van had been pushed against and shattered an electric pole, pressed between the van and the ten-wheeler truck. The truck driver was trapped inside. Rescue teams used cutting tools to extract and transport him to Thabsakae Hospital.
Truck driver Pradist reported that he was driving straight when the sedan suddenly cut in front of him. Unable to brake in time, he struck the sedan, lost control, and collided with the four-wheel van, which slid into the electric pole and broke it. Preliminary investigation included reviewing CCTV footage to determine the precise cause of the accident.
