NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 23 April 2026, Two separate truck accidents involving liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders caused traffic disruption in Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday morning, though no injuries were reported, police said.
At 5:00, officers from Pak Thong Chai police station responded to a report of a 10-wheeled Isuzu truck overturning at kilometre marker 257+552 on Highway 304 (Ratchasima–Kabin Buri Road), inbound to Pak Thong Chai district.
The truck, registered in Bangkok, was transporting 15kg and 48kg LPG cylinders for delivery within the province when it lost control on a curve near Wat Por Daeng in Phu Luang subdistrict and veered off the road.
Police and rescue volunteers from Hook 31 Nakhon Ratchasima closed off the area and coordinated with local authorities to deploy fire engines as a precaution while a crane was used to recover the vehicle. No injuries or government property damage were reported.
At 8:00, a second LPG truck overturned on Highway 204, the Nakhon Ratchasima bypass road, near the provincial Administrative Court in Nong Krathum subdistrict, Mueang district.
Rescue workers from Sawang Metta Korat and municipal disaster prevention officials closed inbound lanes after oil leaked from the engine, causing traffic congestion stretching more than 5 kilometres.
Police said the truck belonged to PO Oils Co and was carrying 15kg LPG cylinders from a factory in Khon Kaen en route to a warehouse in Chakkarat district when it was sideswiped by a trailer truck. The startled driver braked suddenly, causing the vehicle to lose control and overturn across the road.
Company staff later transferred the gas cylinders to another vehicle for safety. No injuries were reported in the incident.
