UDON THANI — 6 June 2026, more than 10 people were injured in a multi-vehicle collision at a traffic-light intersection in Nong Han district during the early hours of Friday morning.
At approximately 02:47, emergency responders from Nong Han Hospital 2 received reports of a crash involving at least three vehicles on Mittraphap Road (Udon Thani–Sakon Nakhon route) at the eastern Nong Han traffic-light intersection in Nong Han subdistrict, Nong Han district, Udon Thani province.
Rescue teams from Nong Han Hospital, Sawang Methawee Rescue Nong Han, Sawang Methatham Phon Ngam Rescue, and the Sawang Methatham Foundation Udon Thani were dispatched to the scene with hydraulic rescue equipment and lighting units.
Rescuers worked to free the driver of a pickup truck transporting rambutan fruit, who was trapped inside the wreckage. The driver was identified as Thanawin Kongchui, 20, of Chai Wan district, Udon Thani province.
Four passengers travelling in a passenger van were injured. The van was carrying a total of 12 people. Rescue volunteers provided first aid before transporting the injured to Nong Han Hospital.
According to the 34-year-old female van driver, she had picked up passengers from Samut Prakan and was travelling along a scheduled route to Bueng Kan province. She said she had been stopped at the red light behind a BMW sedan for only a short time when another vehicle crashed into the rear of the van at high speed.
The impact caused the van to overturn, leaving passengers piled inside the vehicle and suffering various injuries.
The BMW driver said he had arrived at the intersection first, with the van stopping behind him while waiting at the red light. He reported seeing headlights approaching rapidly from behind moments before the collision.
“Suddenly, a vehicle slammed into us with full force,” he said, adding that he and his wife escaped without injury.
The 20-year-old pickup driver was initially unable to provide a statement as he remained trapped in the wreckage. Rescue workers spent approximately 30 minutes using hydraulic cutting tools to free him before transporting him to Nong Han Hospital for treatment.
Police investigators from Nong Han Police Station examined the scene and are continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash.