Tragic early morning accident claims life in Sam Khok district

A tragic accident occurred today, at 5am, when a 32 year old man lost his life after his vehicle slammed into the rear of a parked piling truck. The incident happened on Kanchanaphisek No.9 Road, Sam Khok district, Pathum Thani province. The truck driver, 29 years old Weeraphon, claimed he had parked his Nissan 18-wheeler piling truck to buy an energy drink due to fatigue.

At the accident scene, an 18-wheeled Nissan truck, carrying piling poles, mother plate number 83-5660 and child plate number 83-5717, both registered in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, were found parked on the right lane. Behind it was a severely damaged four-wheeled Isuzu vehicle, plate number 3Tha4233, registered in Bangkok, with the dead driver, Atthaphon, inside.

Weeraphon, the truck driver, explained that he was transporting piling poles from Bang Pa-In to Buddha Monthon when he began to feel drowsy. He decided to…