SARABURI — 21 January 2026, A woman driving a sedan failed to complete an overtaking manoeuvre and sideswiped a military vehicle, causing it to lose control, cross the central median and crash into a pickup truck and a roadside granite shop. Eight people were injured.
At 06:45, Pol. Capt. Samatcha Ditsong of Kaeng Khoi Police, was alerted by the 191 radio centre to a multi-vehicle collision with multiple injuries on Mittraphap Road inbound to Nakhon Ratchasima, at km 9, Tambon Tan Diao, Kaeng Khoi district, Saraburi.
At the scene, rescue teams from three organisations — Sawang Rattanatrai Thammasathan Saraburi, Ruamkatanyu and Poh Teck Tung — provided first aid and transported the injured to Kaeng Khoi Hospital.
Police found a GMC military vehicle driven by Sgt. Maj. Badikorn Chinsri, marked “ADA 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment,” with damage to the left front light and a burst left tyre. Chicken parts from a pickup truck were scattered across the front of the vehicle. The GMC had crashed into a roadside granite shop, causing damage. Six soldiers travelling in the vehicle were injured.
Nearby was a black Honda City driven by Ms. Suchada Khatthachan, 30, who was uninjured. The car was stopped on the express lane shoulder and sustained minor damage, including a broken right side mirror and damage to the left door. Inside the car, her mother, Mrs. Thanom Khatthachan, seated in the front passenger seat, suffered chest tightness and was injured.
Also at the scene was a white Toyota Vigo pickup driven by Mr. Prakhong Buabansi, who sustained minor injuries. The front of the vehicle was heavily damaged, the bonnet was forced open, and chicken parts being transported were strewn across the road.
All eight injured people were taken to Kaeng Khoi Hospital.
Police documented the scene and summoned all three parties for questioning at Kaeng Khoi Police Station. CCTV footage will be reviewed to determine the exact cause of the crash and to proceed with legal action.
In an on-scene interview, Sgt. Maj. Badikorn said he was driving from ADA 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment in Don Mueang, travelling in a two-vehicle convoy with 12 soldiers en route to collect fuel in Nakhon Ratchasima. While driving in the far-right lane, a black sedan cut in, causing him to lose control. He said the sedan’s driver later told him she was attempting to overtake a vehicle ahead but could not complete the manoeuvre after the vehicle braked, prompting her to swerve between the two military vehicles. This led to a sideswipe, after which his vehicle struck the chicken-parts pickup and then crashed into the roadside granite shop, injuring all six soldiers in his vehicle.