Ten-Wheeler's Brake Failure Smashes Into Power Poles
A ten-wheeler truck lost its brakes while turning on Lamluang Road in Pathum Thani, crashing into power poles and traffic signs before overturning and spilling clay across the roadway.
A ten-wheeler truck carrying clay experienced sudden brake failure and crashed into street lights and traffic signs at a U-turn on Lamluang Road in Lam Luka, Pathum Thani. Deputy Inspector Tienchai Mai-iam of Khukhot Police Station responded to a report of an overturned truck blocking traffic on Lamluang Road at the Khlong 2 U-turn in Khukhot subdistrict, Lam Luka district, and rushed to investigate with foundation volunteers.
At the scene, officers found a ten-wheeler truck registered in Pathum Thani, fully loaded with clay, which had experienced sudden brake failure while slowing down. The truck lost control, surged onto the road median, and collided with three street lights and traffic signs before overturning. Clay spilled across the traffic lane and diesel fuel leaked from the vehicle, which the owner had begun collecting in containers.
The driver, a 46-year-old man surnamed Voraphop (name withheld by request), stated he was transporting the clay from Nonthaburi to Khlong 4 in Lam Luka. At the crowded U-turn, he pressed the brake to slow down, but the brake system failed and would not respond. He steered sharply right onto the median to avoid hitting other vehicles, but struck the power poles and traffic signs instead, causing the truck to flip.
Police coordinated with Khukhot Municipality to dispatch excavators, dump trucks, and personnel to urgently clear the area, remove the spilled clay from the roadway, and restore normal traffic flow as quickly as possible.
