19 hurt, two seriously, in pickup collision

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
19 hurt, two seriously, in pickup collision

A pickup carrying students to school crashed into another pickup in Pathum Thani's Nong Sua district on Tuesday morning injuring 19, most of them students.

Two people were badly hurt in the accident, thought to have been caused by thick fog in the area.
Police said a pickup belonging to TCI Ocean Co, Ltd hit another pickup carrying students of Nong Sua Wittayakhom school on highway 400. The injured were sent to nearby hospitals. 
Initial police investigation indicated that the company pickup had pulled into the outer lane to overtake when it slammed into the student vehicle. 
Police suspect that thick fog contributed to the accident.