Merc driver escapes death after fast and furious tussle with truck
A driver narrowly escaped a fiery death this morning when his Mercedes-Benz collided with a six-wheel truck on a road in Bangkok.
Bang Khen police got the call at 6am that flames were blazing from a luxury car after an accident on Prasert Manukit Road in Chatuchak district. The Mercedes-Benz was flipped over by the force of the impact and then engulfed in fire by a spark from from its engine.
Police and fire-fighters closed the section of road to clear the wreckage, causing a long traffic jam this morning. Fire-fighters took around 10 minutes to extinguish the fire.
The Mercedes’ drive, aged 35 to 40, was found nearby having somehow escaped the wreck with only slight injuries. He was sent to a nearby hospital.
Truck driver Pitak On-nown, 31, told police he was heading to Pathum Thai province when the car approached from behind at high speed and shunted the rear of his truck.
“The Benz skidded around 500 metres from my truck, flipped over and then caught fire. However, the driver managed to crawl out of his vehicle”, he explained.
The police will interrogate the car’s driver and are preparing to charge him under the Traffic Act.
