Former health official taken to hospital after pickup overturns in Phatthalung
PHATTHALUNG — 14 August 2026, a former director of a local health-promoting hospital was injured after his pickup truck crashed into a parked vehicle, damaged a road sign and overturned in Phatthalung shortly after midnight. Police and rescue workers responded to the crash on Ban Khuan Thop Road in Phaya Khan subdistrict, Mueang district, at […] The post Former health official taken to hospital…
PHATTHALUNG — In the early hours of 14 August 2026, a 61-year-old former health official named Sukwit was injured when his pickup truck collided with a parked vehicle and overturned on Ban Khuan Thop Road in Phaya Khan subdistrict, Mueang district. Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene around 00:00. The driver, who had once served as director of a tambon health-promoting hospital in Phatthalung, suffered facial cuts from broken windscreen glass.
He initially refused to leave the severely damaged pickup truck, remaining inside while using his phone and arguing with officials. They noted that he appeared to be intoxicated. After some persuasion, he agreed to be taken to the hospital for treatment. The crash resulted in damage to a government road sign and a parked car. Police documented the damage for potential compensation claims and will conduct an alcohol breath test or collect a blood sample before considering legal action.
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