Thalang police were called to the scene of an accident involving three vehicles on Thepkrasattri Rd just before the Saladang junction in Thepkassatri subdistrict at 1:30pm. It was reported that five people including some tourists had been injured in the accident.
Police arrived at the scene with an EMS unit from Thalang Hospital to find two wrecked taxis smashed head-on in the middle of the southbound side of the road, on the northbound side was a Toyota SUV with its rear crashed into a light pole set in a ditch.
Police were told that three Indian tourists who were in one of the taxis had already been taken to Thalang Hospital. They were named as Anuj Batra, 36, who had suffered a broken leg; Gaurav Singh, 35, and Rohit Vaishnava, 38, who had both suffered scratches and bruises.
The two taxi drivers had also been taken to Thalang Hospital. They were named as Sakrin Sukkaid, 32, who had suffered a broken leg, and Somporn Pirom, 48, who had suffered scratches to his body.
The foreign driver of the Toyota and two passengers in his vehicle escaped without injury and were waiting at the scene when police arrived.
According to witnesses, the taxi driven by Mr Sakrin was coming at high speed on the northbound side of the road and slammed into the back of the Toyota.
The driver then lost control of the vehicle and it crossed the central reservation onto the southbound side and collided head on into the second taxi driven by Mr Somporn who was carrying the three Indian tourists.
All three vehicles were taken to Thalang Police Station while officers were investigating the cause of the collision.
“Mr Sakrin will be charged with reckless driving causing injury once he is released from the hospital,” said Maj Supon Muangkhai of Thalang Police.