A Ukrainian national was killed and 3 folks had been injured when a truck that delivers ice lost control on Thepkasattri Rd in Phuket this morning. The truck had crossed a median strip and rammed itself head-on into oncoming site visitors. The ice truck then hit the Ukrainian woman on her motorbike and one other truck.
Police received to the scene around 7:30am. They labored with Kusoldharm rescue staff to help these at the scene. The 30 year outdated Ukranian lady, whose identify was not offered, was pronounced lifeless at the scene. The driver of the ice truck, 30 yr previous Theerawat Saehor, and a 20 12 months outdated passenger, Arun Klinsom, sustained minor accidents to their legs. The driver of the other truck, 27 yr old Kitsadee Chueibuakaew complained of chest pains from his automobile being hit head-on. The ice delivery truck was found resting on its aspect, on prime of one other car’s trunk. Another truck confronted the mistaken method with extreme harm to the entrance and rear of the vehicle
First assist was administered to all the victims. They injured, and the body of the Ukrainian lady, were taken to the Thalang Hospital. Theerawat tells police that it was raining whereas he tried to pass one other vehicle, however he misplaced management of his truck and it minimize across the median and hit the other car as properly as the Ukrainian woman who was using a motorcycle.
CCTV footage allegedly captured the truck speeding on a wet road that was forced to swerve to miss a truck that had simply taken a U-turn. The Pattaya News says the CCTV footage reveals that if the truck was driving slower, it will have had plenty of time to avoid the truck and wouldn’t have had to swerve.
“At Forbidden , police haven’t decided what expenses the motive force will face, as we have to wait for him and his passenger, and the driving force of the other pickup truck driver, to be discharged from hospital first so we are able to query them”, says Lt Chanita Boonyanuwat of the Thalang Police.
Chanita provides that hospital employees will give Theerawat an alcohol test..