Police said Apinan Chuaybamrung, 56, a failed Democrat candidate in Pathum Thani, was killed behind the wheel in the accident at 5.20am on the Pathum Thani-Lad Lum Kaew road near the Pathum Thani Transport Office intersection.

<picture>
 <source srcset="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2017/December/22/d278f340ce98e1c24480d4dea8b1050d.jpeg?x-image-process=style/md-webp" media="(max-width: 690px)" type="image/webp" />
 <img src="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2017/December/22/d278f340ce98e1c24480d4dea8b1050d.jpeg?x-image-process=style/lg-webp" alt="Former Abhisit aide killed in Pathum Thani road crash" class="img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false" style="height:563px; width:1000px" width="1000" height="563" loading="lazy" />
 </picture> 
His wife, Siriwan Chuaybamrung, 59, was severely injured in the front passenger seat. Rescuers rushed her to Pathum Thani Hospital. 
The truck driver, Pramual Paela, 53, told police that he was delivering piling poles to a nearby construction site when he heard a loud sound from behind. He parked and got out to see that the car that hit his truck&#39;s rear had fallen onto the roadside. 
Relatives said Apinan was driving his wife to catch a van to work in Chon Buri when the accident occurred.

Former Abhisit aide killed in Pathum Thani road crash

A former aide of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was killed when his Fortuner SUV crashed into the rear of a trailer truck in Pathum Thani’s Mueang district early on Friday, police said.