Nine killed, 65 injured in Thai highway accident

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Nine killed, 65 injured in Thai highway accident
DPA Deutsche Presse-Agentur 2011-04-04

Bangkok - A 10-wheel truck smashed into a bus for factory workers near Bangkok Monday, killing seven and injuring 65, police said.

Two more people were killed when a pickup truck that had stopped to get a better look at the accident was hit from behind by a speeding vehicle.

'This is a good warning against stopping to look at accidents,' Samut Sakorn Police Lieutenant Colonel Chaiyaphat Charoenwai told Thai TV.

The accident occurred early morning in Samut Sakorn province, west of Bangkok.

Police said the truck driver smashed into a lorry parked on the side of the highway to pick up the workers when he tried to overtake another vehicle.

The driver fled the scene, police said.

Source:
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1630525.php/Nine-killed-65-injured-in-Thai-highway-accident

[nookiebear]

Nothing amazes me anymore!!

[boloa]

Rubber Necking ....the cause of traffic jams and more accidents 

The driver fled the scene ...seems to be a trait  here in Thailand 

[nookiebear]

Rubber necking goes on all over the world but here they stop ,get out of their vehicles for a 'real close up'