KANCHANABURI: A 42-year-old Dutch tourist was killed when his car rammed into an oil tank lorry in Tha Muang district in this central province in the early hours of Thursday.
The crash occurred at Nong Sua intersection on Saeng Chuto Road in tambon Wang Sala, said Pol Maj Vorapong Chaophae, deputy investigation chief at Tha Muang police station, who was reported at round 3am.
Police and rescue workers found an 18-wheel oil tank lorry carrying oil in the middle of the intersection. A Toyota Camry car with Bangkok licence plates with its front section badly damaged was found nearby. Pieces of broken car parts were scattered over the road.
The car driver was killed and his body trapped in the wreckage. A passport and other documents found inside the car showed he was a Dutch national, 42. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.
A police investigation found the Dutchman arrived in Thailand on April 9. He later drove the car from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. The foreigner had rented accommodation in Tha Muang district.
According to police, when he arrived at the intersection, the lorry might have come from an alley at the entrance of Wat Nong Sua to the main road. The tourist could not apply brakes at the time, causing his car to ram into the lorry.
The force of the crash killed the tourist instantly.
Police charged Surat Mathiang, 39, driver of the lorry, with reckless driving causing death.
The body of the tourist was sent to Somdej Phrasangkharach 19 Hospital in Kanchanaburi province pending the notification of the embassy.
