A jaw-dropping clip of an out-of-control truck bowling over a group of schoolgirls riding scooters on a quiet Bangkok road was posted today.
Pila Nanawong of Bang Khen police said just before 3pm that the incident had only just happened and there was no confirmed information yet about the condition of those hit. He said the injured were getting medical attention while police questioned witnesses.
It was later confirmed that though, amazingly, no one was killed, three girls sustained severe injuries and two less injuries in the accident which took place at about 12:30pm on a road inside Kasetsart University.
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The clip, filmed from someone’s dashboard camera, opens with a group of girls riding down a suburban road. Several girls are riding side-saddle on the backs of the bikes. A large truck driving the wrong way comes careening around the corner, narrowly misses another pickup truck and lifts halfway in the air after clipping a stopped car. Carnage ensues, with the girls’ bodies flying through the air, including one from the lead motorcycle who crashes sickeningly into the front end of another parked truck. Several of the girls stand up after the collision and are able to walk away.
The whole thing happens in about four seconds.
เกิดเหตุรถชนใน ม.เกษตร บางเขน เบื้องต้นสาหัส 1 เจ็บ 5 ตำรวจ สน.บางเขน เข้าตรวจสอบ นำตัวผู้ได้รับบาดเจ็บส่งรักษา รพ. pic.twitter.com/UEjfoPE746
— AMM_RATTANAKORN (@Ammnakarach) October 24, 2019
Update: This story has been updated with additional information.
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