Nongkham Police in Sriracha were alerted of a major road accident in their area with reports of one of the vehicles on fire. Police rushed to the scene along with fire brigade units and other rescue vehicles and medics.
There were two vehicles involved. A 22 wheel lorry had crashed into the back of an 18 wheel lorry containing wood chips. The container of wood chips was well ablaze and fire fighters set to work dousing the fire with their water hoses. It took a while to bring the fire under control. It was only then safe for rescuers to attempt to get into the mangled cab of the rear lorry using cutting equipment and The Jaws of Life. This tricky operation took over an hour.
The charred body of the driver was removed. It was not possible to make an identification at this time. He is thought to have been aged between 35 - 40
His body was transported to Leam Chabang Hospital for a full post mortem to be carried out before the deceased can be released to relatives for funeral rites to be carried out. Police commented that this type of rear end crash happens often especially as in this case in the early hours of the morning when drivers simply fall asleep at the wheel.
