Pattaya – Five people were injured when a drunk driver cut off a passenger van, causing a three-vehicle pileup in Sattahip.
Sanya Satitsatien, 62, was arrested for driving while under the influence following the July 30 crash on Sukhumvit Road at a PTT gas station near Singsamut School.
Minivan driver Sittichok Sansuk, 25, and passengers Thanatcha Kongsomjai, 30, and Nitchanan Rattanalert, 31, sustained minor injuries when their Hyundai H1 van plowed into the station. Clerks Mek Jiranet, 19, and Anantayod Seangsanor, 17, suffered serious injuries.
All 5 were transported to Queen Sirikit Naval Medical Center.
Police said Sanya, who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent, was making a U-turn in his Toyota Altis and cut off the van. Sittichok swerved, hit a parked Isuzu Thairung and careened into the gas station.
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