Inspection center owner dies in Phatthalung truck accident

Khaosod•Society•2d ago

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A vehicle inspection center owner died after his pickup truck veered off the road and hit a tree in Phatthalung Province.

•Mr. Worawut, aged 36, died after driving a black Isuzu pickup truck into a tree.
•The accident occurred at 15:00 on October 4, 2026, on Phet Kasem Road in Khao Chaison, Phatthalung.
•The victim was an owner of several vehicle inspection centers in southern Thailand.
•CCTV footage captured the moment the vehicle lost control and crashed.

•At 15:00 on October 4, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Kiattichai Kuaomit of Khao Chaison Police Station received a report of a fatal car accident.
•The accident took place on the inbound lane of Phet Kasem Road at the entrance to Ban Rai Lum, Moo 7, Khao Chaison Subdistrict.
•Rescue volunteers from Phatthalung and doctors from Khao Chaison Hospital responded to the scene.
•Mr. Worawut was found dead, pinned to the steering wheel of a black Isuzu pickup truck with the engine detached from the vehicle.
•Mr. Worawut was traveling from a vehicle inspection center in Mae Khri, Tamot District, toward Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
•Light rain during the time of the incident caused the vehicle to lose control and crash into a roadside tree.
•Authorities recovered cash and a necklace from the deceased to be returned to relatives.
•CCTV footage recorded the moment the pickup truck crashed violently into the tree.

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Worawut(วรวุฒิ)

A 36-year-old owner of several vehicle inspection centers in southern Thailand who died in a car accident.

Kiattichai Kuaomit(เกียรติชัย เกื้อมิตร)

The inspector on duty at Khao Chaison Police Station.

Khao Chaison Police Station(สภ.เขาชัยสน)

The police station in Phatthalung Province that handled the accident report.

Phatthalung Rescue Volunteers(อาสาสมัครกู้ภัยพัทลุง)

The rescue organization that assisted at the scene of the accident.

Khao Chaison Hospital(รพ.เขาชัยสน)

The medical facility that provided a doctor for the scene and performed the autopsy.

Phatthalung(พัทลุง)ℹ️

The province where the accident occurred.

Phet Kasem Road(ถนนเพชรเกษม)ℹ️

The road where the pickup truck crashed into a tree.

Ban Rai Lum(บ้านไร่ลุ่ม)

The location at the entrance of which the accident occurred.

Khao Chaison(เขาชัยสน)ℹ️

The subdistrict in Phatthalung where the accident happened.

Mae Khri(แม่ขรี)

The area in Tamot District where the victim started his journey.

Tamot(ตะโหมด)

The district where the vehicle inspection center in Mae Khri is located.

Nakhon Si Thammarat(นครศรีธรรมราช)ℹ️

The destination province Mr. Worawut was traveling toward.