20240511 Driver killed as car bursts into flames
Thailand May 11 2024 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Driver killed as car bursts into flames
Updated: 2024-05-11
A driver believed to be a foreign national was killed after his car crashed into a road divider and burst into !ames in Suan Luang district, Bangkok, early on Saturday.
The incident happened at the entrance of Soi Phatthanakan 53/1 on Phatthanakan Road, police said after being alerted by a report from Rama 199 Radio Centre about 5.11am.
Firemen took about 10 minutes to put out the #re. The driver was found dead, with his body trapped inside the vehicle. Rescue workers had to use tools to pry open the wreckage to retrieve the body.
The driver sustained burns over much of his body. Documents found outside the car showed a photo of a man who looked like a Middle Eastern national. Some foreign banknotes were also found near the scene, said police.
Witnesses said they saw the car travelling at high speed in the right lane before it hit the road divider and a palm tree. The impact caused the sedan to overturn. A passer-by tried to rescue the unconscious driver but failed. The vehicle suddenly caught fire.
Web Source The Bangkok Post