Police and a Unit of The Pattaya Sawang Boriboon Rescue Foundation attended the scene of a serious road traffic accident on The Pattaya bound lane of Sukhumvit Road near the Banglamung Transportation Offices.
The driver of a Toyota Corrola vehicle had lost control spun and crashed. There were two people trapped inside the car. Rescue workers needed to use cutting equipment and the jaws of life to extricate the driver Khun Namphon aged 40 and his passenger Khun Chatri aged 38.
Khun Chatri was lucky and had sustained only minor injuries and abrasions. The driver Khun Namphon however was in a bad condition with broken ribs puncturing his lungs and other serious wounds to his face and body.
They were both rushed to Banglamung Hospital for further emergency treatment. Meanwhile Police officers from Banglamung Police Station set to work documenting the crash scene and interviewing witnesses to find out what happened.
