A six-wheel lorry smashed into the back of a reckless girl driver who reversed over 1 kilometre down a busy motorway in Samut Prakarn because she missed her exit. A rescue service group despatched the injured woman to hospital after the incident.
The incident occurred yesterday at 6am on the Bang Na-Chon Buri or Burapha Withi Expressway in Samut Prakarn province, close to Bangkok. Upon arriving at the scene, the rescue team found the girl in shock with injuries to her head and right arm. They provided first assist before transporting her to the hospital.
The woman’s sedan suffered damage to each the back and front, while the truck that collided together with her sustained damage to its front finish. A security digital camera on the motorway captured footage of the black sedan reversing down the exhausting shoulder of the highway. The woman driver swerved into the within lane multiple times earlier than the digicam stopped recording. The crash itself was not captured on digital camera, however traffic reviews indicate that the woman reversed as a outcome of she missed her exit and wanted to turn again.
The truck driver, Sumart Rakpra, was not damage in the accident. He reported that he was en path to the central province of Rayong when he saw the sedan driving in reverse, however was unable to change lanes due to another automobile and was unable to stop in time earlier than hitting the automobile.
The Expressway Police haven’t yet clarified any costs towards both driver, but according to Section 139 of the Land Transport Act, drivers aren’t allowed to make U-turns, reverse or drive backwards on a motorway. Bonus of this rule could be fined up to 1,000 baht.
Another accident occurred earlier this year on the Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway in Bangkok. A drunk driver crashed his luxurious Bentley into an SUV and a fireplace rescue pickup, injuring six people. The driver initially fled the scene and refused an alcohol check, however later surrendered himself on the Expressway Police Station..