Three Rescued After Pickup Truck Flips in Muddy Road
Three people trapped in an overturned pickup truck near Nong Han were rescued by quick-thinking local residents who dug them free from the mud-filled cab on a Udon Thani road. All three passengers sustained only minor injuries.
Emergency services in Udon Thani responded to a pickup truck rollover on the Nong Han–Ban Sabang road near Ban Rai Phatthana on July 22. When rescuers arrived, they found a white Isuzu D-Max on its side with the cab sunk deep into mud. Local residents, however, had already extracted the three passengers—a 59-year-old man, a 55-year-old woman, and a 1-year-old child—with help from Good Samaritans before emergency crews arrived.
The driver had been traveling from Ban Thon Nak Phleng toward Nong Han District when he attempted to overtake another vehicle and lost control, veering off the road. Fortunately, the mud was shallow and nearby residents responded immediately. One local hero, Pan, 58, heard the vehicle's horn and rallied neighbors to dig mud away from the cab and windows to free the trapped occupants. His quick thinking and coordination with villagers earned praise from rescue workers and community members as the key to saving all three lives.
The child's mother, Anisa, arrived at the scene shaken but relieved to learn her family was safe. She revealed that her son had narrowly avoided being hit by a car that morning before the afternoon accident. Another first responder, Thongsin Hanyathan, also a local resident, was driving past when he spotted the flipped truck and heard the horn. He immediately stopped, helped pry open the door, and prioritized extracting the crying child first, then assisted the elderly passengers. Rescue personnel provided first aid, washing away mud from their faces and eyes, before transporting all three to Nong Han Hospital with minor injuries.
