A cement truck driver fled the scene after crashing his automobile into an ordination ceremony procession on a highway in the Chuen Chom district of Maha Sarakham province in Isaan. Three folks died and 13 were injured within the accident.
The incident happened yesterday at 2.30pm on Chiang Yuen-Kam Yai Road, also called Rural Road No. 2268, within the Chuen Chom district of Mana Sarakham. Two-way site visitors operates on the highway with two lanes, and the accident spot was close to the road’s curve.
Officers from Chuen Chom Police Station and three rescue groups rushed to the scene after being alerted. The officers found an overturned cement truck on a water course on the roadside but the driver was missing.
The deceased had been identified as Suban Phandate, Sopha Kaewsommueng, and Tawin Wichapa. The different thirteen individuals who have been injured had been despatched to Khon Kaen and Chuen Chom Hospitals for further remedy. The victims have been all friends attending an ordination ceremony of an area within the area.
A witness reported that the visitors were standing on the highway as a half of the procession ready to walk to a nearby temple. The motorists travelling past the world decreased their speeds after noticing the parade.
The cement truck was reportedly travelling at a high velocity, misplaced control when approaching the curve, and crashed into another six-wheel truck on the street. Skyrocket triggered it to collide with a pickup before sliding into the group of people within the procession.
The cement truck driver took benefit of the chaos to flee the scene. The police would question witnesses and locals dwelling nearby the scene to track down the suspect..