Police search for driver in horror van
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Police have issued a summons for the driver of a public-transport van that crashed into a semi-trailer in Samut Prakan's Bang Bo district Friday morning, killing six passengers and injuring seven. The driver, who fled the scene of the crash, has been orde
The Mor Chit Bus Terminal-Chachoengsao van was driving at great speed at the time of the accident, according to witnesses. Driver Somboon Thachalard, 39, fled the scene on the Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway and so far had not contacted police, who contacted Chachoengsao Transport (1971) Ltd in an effort to locate him.
Pol Lt-Colonel Suriyan Winijmontri said police had interviewed the truck driver, Wasin Chaiprasit, 64, and spoken to the injured van passengers at Chularat 11 Hospital. The owner of the container being hauled by the truck reported that Bt2.5 million in damage was done to the items inside the container.
