One person has died after a Chiang Mai-registered truck ran into a Chiang Mai-registered pickup truck in Mae Hong Son yesterday, Nov. 19.
The accident occurred on Chiang Mai – Mae Sariang Road (Highway 108) in Ban Lai Nuea, Pa Pong, Sop Moei District between the 165 and 166-kilometer markers.
The driver of the truck, Mr. Wittaya Puttirachon, 22 from Sop Moei said that he had been following the pickup truck down a hill and had gone to overtake it when the pickup truck turned into his path.
The deceased driver, Mr. Manop Patananamongkol, 36 from Mae Fah was not wearing a seat belt, a contributing factor in his death as he was flung halfway out of the pickup truck feet first.
Police are said to be investigating.
The accident was notably picked up by Bangkok news outlet Daily News who reported that the death was one of 45 across the Kingdom yesterday.
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Posted by คนล้านนา on Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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