The occupants of this vehicle
were lucky to survive with only relatively minor facial wounds.
Patcharapol Panrak
Two people died in a four-car collision that began when a passenger
minibus rammed a van, pushing it into an oncoming tour bus in Huay Yai.
Charuk Somchan, 61, from Nakon Sri Thamarat and his unidentified wife were
killed instantly when their Isuzu Cameo minivan plowed into the Chiang
Mai-bound Nakornchai tour bus on Route 331 near Yansangwararam Temple. No
one in the bus, which began its journey in Rayong, was hurt.
The accident was started when a Toyota commuter van driven by 23-year-old
Chaturong Yaikratok rear-ended Charuk’s Isuzu. Charuk lost control, veering
into the opposing lane and slamming head-on into the bus. Chaturong
sustained a serious head and face wounds.
Sombat Mensuwan, 65, and his nephew, 22-year-old Nopakhun Lohalao, sustained
minor injuries when their Nissan pickup truck, a 4th vehicle involved in the
accident, hit the back of the tour bus.
The deadly accident caused major
chaos on Route 331 in Huay Yai.
