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Terrible crash in Chon Buri kills 4, including pregnant worker

Rescue workers try to retrieve people trapped inside a damaged passenger van, photo by Sawang Pratheep Si Racha rescue team.

A terrible crash on Motorway Route 7 in Chon Buri killed four people early this morning, including a pregnant worker. The accident occurred when a van carrying migrant workers rear-ended a trailer truck on the Pattaya-inbound lane in Nong Khang Khok sub-district of the main city district.

Rescuers and police rushed to the scene to find a passenger van with Bangkok licence plates that had sustained significant damage to the front. An 18-wheel trailer truck hauling a container was found nearby, Bangkok Post reported.

The van driver and 12 passengers were trapped inside the vehicle and had to be retrieved from the wreckage. Unfortunately, the driver, 55 year old Pattaradet Kaew-in, and three passengers lost their lives, while the nine injured, five seriously,…

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