Tuesday 15 January 2013

Ten killed in Sukhothai collision


Ten people, among them a five-year-old boy, were killed on Tuesday in a head-on road accident in Sukhothai's Khiri Mat district.

The tragedy took place on the Sukhothai-Kampaengphet road at about 8.30am when a green pickup loaded with workers heading out of Muang district crashed head-on with a bronze pickup heading to Muang district.

Police arriving at the scene found bodies scattered on the road while others remained trapped in the vehicles.

The driver of the bronze pickup, who was identified as Shinakorn Soikham, was found dead at the wheel. Three passengers in the green pickup were killed and trapped in the car. Four of eight passengers who were thrown out of the back were killed. The rest were injured and rushed to a hospital nearby. Two of them, a mother, known only as Nam as well as her five-year-old son succumbed to their injuries.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Tuesday 15 January 2013

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Ten-killed-in-Sukhothai-collision-30197954.html

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