Tragic: Fourth-Year Engineering Student Dies After Honda Civic Veers Off Road and Strikes Power Pole
A 24-year-old engineering student died after his Honda Civic lost control and struck a power pole on a Nakhon Ratchasima road early Sunday, despite rescue workers extracting him from the demolished vehicle.
Police from Phothikhlong Station received a report at 12:10 a.m. on April 27, 2569 of a crash near Notre Dame School in Nong Ja Bok Subdistrict, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Rescue Unit HUK.31 found a Bangkok-registered Honda Civic that had lost control, struck the road median, and collided with a light pole. The vehicle was completely demolished, with the engine and parts scattered across University Road.
The severely injured driver, 24-year-old Thanchoat (surname withheld upon request), was trapped in the wreckage with the airbag deployed. Rescue workers spent more than 20 minutes using cutting equipment to extract him and transport him to a university hospital. Despite the medical team's best efforts, the injuries were too severe, and the patient died shortly after arrival.
Investigation revealed that Thanchoat was a fourth-year chemical engineering student at a local university who was driving alone back to his dormitory. The vehicle lost control at high speed, striking the light pole and median. The exact cause remains under investigation.
