One student killed, two hurt in Ratchaburi accident
A speeding SUV lost control and spun-out on a Ratchaburi road before it hit a pickup truck, killing one student and injuring two others, police said.
They said the accident happened at 7am on Phetkasem road near the entrance to Wat Don Krabuang in Photharam district.
Police said Sawika Kerdrit, 13, a seventh grader of Phota Watanaseni School, was hurled out of the pickup, which was modified to carry students, by the impact into a roadside ditch and drowned.
Another student, Krissada Wanboworn, 13, was severely injured as he fell off the pickup and his legs were run over by the vehicle. A third student, Saranrat Sriboran, was slightly injured.
The pickup driver, Chumphol Kaebamrung, 63, told police that he was collecting students at their homes and taking them to school. Chhumpol said that when he was driving, a Mitsubishi Pajero that had been following him apparently lost control, causing it to spin before it hit the rear of his pickup.
Police arrested the SUV driver, Narit Wongsa, 58, and took him for questioning before laying charges.
