Truck Wheel Crashes Into Noodle Shop In Nonthaburi
A detached truck wheel crashed through a noodle shop in Nonthaburi on July 7, narrowly missing the owner who had closed early to visit a doctor. The truck's insurance company will cover damages to the shop.
On July 7, Deputy Superintendent Supathorn Saraprakhon of Sai Noi Police Station in Nonthaburi received a report of a 22-wheel truck's trailer wheel detaching and smashing into Yai Sae noodle shop, operated by 69-year-old Nid Saeng Chanthara, located in Village 1 along the Sai Noi-Ladbuathuang Road in Khlong Khwang Subdistrict, Sai Noi District. Police arrived to find the rear dual wheel of a left axle from an Isuzu ten-wheel truck (license plate 70-3998, Nakhon Pathom) with trailer (plate 70-3997, Nakhon Pathom) embedded inside the shop, causing significant damage to merchandise and equipment. The truck was found parked nearby with its rear left wheel missing. The driver, 33-year-old Abhisit, remained at the scene.
Nid reported that she fortunately had closed for the day to visit a doctor. She heard a loud crash around 5:25 p.m. while in her bedroom and emerged to discover the truck wheel had penetrated her shop. A good Samaritan motorcycle rider had followed the truck and informed the driver of the accident. Abhisit acknowledged responsibility and stated he had been driving from a repair shop to an insurance office in Saraburi to claim for a cracked rear axle. He was unaware when the wheel detached during transit until the motorcyclist alerted him.
Police initially issued Abhisit fines totaling 800 baht: 400 baht for causing damage to another's property and 400 baht for operating a vehicle with defective equipment. The truck's insurance company will be responsible for covering all damages to the noodle shop.
