When police arrived at the scene the driver of the Thong Thae Transport company truck was not there. The taxi crashed into the rear of a truck in the right-hand lane on the bridge, about 200 metres before the exit to Rama III road in Bang Pong Pang sub-district, Yannawa district. The taxi driver, Samran Chailert, 59, was killed instantly and an unidentified female passenger was taken to Bang Pakok hospital. Police launched a search for the truck driver. Police had to close traffic on the bridge for about an hour to remove the two vehicles, causing a jam on the Phra Pradaeng side on the bridge heading to Rama III Road.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 02:48 UTC