Four people were killed on Bang Na – Trad Road in Samut Prakarn Province when a drunk driver crashed his pick-up truck into a tree as his passengers were dancing in the back.
According to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling at a high speed during a rain storm.
The driver Krittithi Raksanguan, 23, and a passenger Preecha Khamjaroen, 28, are believed to have been killed immediately on impact.
The bodies of Ekrat On-Sri, 21, and another unidentified person were found on the road nearby.
The only survivor was Chayut Singh Purangkoon, 29, whom the witness had seen dancing on the vehicle′s rooftop. He is reportedly severely injured.
The victims worked together at Inter Express Logistic Ltd, in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province.
Prior to the incident they were drinking heavily, police said. The men reportedly decided to take the company truck on a joyride with the music playing loudly. The passengers then reportedly started dancing on the back of the truck, before Krittithi, who had been driving under influence, eventually lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the tree, Khaosaod reported.
