CHONBURI — A Hong Kong driver and his Thai female passenger were seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree in Chonburi Province early Monday morning. The accident occurred near the tree tunnel in Ban Huay Saphan, Village No. 9, Pong Sub-district, Bang Lamung District.
Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation Pattaya rushed to the scene with hydraulic cutting tools to extract both victims from the wreckage. The injured were immediately transported to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya for emergency treatment.
Nongprue Police Station received the accident report at 10:10 a.m. on December 16. At the scene, officers found a severely damaged black Honda Civic with Bangkok license plates. The front of the vehicle was completely destroyed, with car parts scattered across the road.
The driver, identified as Mr. Cheung, 48, a Hong Kong national, was trapped in the wreckage with severe injuries to both legs and chest. His passenger, Ms. Kanyapat, 21, from Chiang Mai province, was found unconscious in the front passenger seat with serious lacerations and a major knee injury.
Local residents reported hearing a loud crash and rushed to help. They found both victims conscious and responsive initially. The female passenger managed to lower the car window, allowing residents to provide assistance before emergency services arrived.
Police investigators noted a Wonderfruit Festival sticker on the car’s windshield, suggesting the pair may have been returning from the music festival. Preliminary investigation indicates the Hong Kong driver likely fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and collide with a large roadside tree.
