Four killed, including 3-year-old boy, in ambulance crash in southern Thailand

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT – Four people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed and another seriously injured when an ambulance transporting a patient to hospital lost control and crashed into a roadside tree in Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, on Tuesday afternoon.

The accident occurred at approximately 14.53 in Moo 2, Pho Thong subdistrict, involving an ambulance operated by the Mok Lan Subdistrict Administrative Organisation.

According to CCTV footage, the ambulance was travelling at high speed towards Tha Sala Hospital while light rain was falling. The vehicle lost control, spun across the road and slammed into a roadside tree.

Police and rescue workers arriving at the scene found the ambulance, a passenger van converted for emergency medical use, severely damaged, with victims trapped inside.

Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, including two males and two females. The youngest victim was a three-year-old boy.

Another man sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Tha Sala Hospital by rescue workers.

Police said all five victims were relatives travelling together in the ambulance, which was transporting a patient to hospital.

Family members who arrived at the scene were overcome with grief as rescue teams worked to recover the victims.

Initial investigations indicated that the ambulance had been travelling at high speed in rainy conditions before losing control and crashing into the tree.

The exact cause of the accident remains under investigation. Police suspect that the wet and slippery road may have contributed to the crash.