A man was killed and his two friends injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into a bridge in Ubon Ratchathani province following a 100-kilometre police chase early Monday morning.
Police said the accident happened at about 1.30am at Huay Bung Kone Bridge in tambon Kham Pom, Khemmaraj district.
The impact of the crash sent the body of the driver, Panya Khaowong, 25, crashing through the windshield and he landed on the bridge’s sidewalk. He died at the scene.
The injured passengers were identified as Attthapol Putthakun, 25, and Patcharaporn Sripradit, 23.
Patcharaporn told police that Panya and Atthapol picked her up at a restaurant where she worked and they headed to an entertainment venue.
She said when Panay encountered a police checkpoint on Chayangkul Road in tambon Naimueang, Muang district, he refused to take an alcohol breath test and sped off.
She said police pursued them, with the chase ending when Panay crashed the car.
Pol Senior Sgt-Major Suriya Khunthong, who drove after Panya’s car, said the chase lasted about 100 kilometres through five districts of the province.
Suriya said he detected alcohol on Panay’s breath so he asked him to park on the roadside for a breath test but Panya sped off.
He said he drove after the car through Lao Sua Koke, Don Moddaeng, Trakarn Phuetphol, Kud Khao Pun and Khemmaraj districts.
He said the car was about 500 metres ahead of him when it hit the bridge.
(Source:-The Nation, Thailand)