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One Injured After Truck Crashes into Car and Overturns in Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI – On July 5, 2026, at 8:05 p.m., a passenger car and a pickup truck collided near the Wiriam traffic light intersection on Phahonyothin Road in the San Sai district of Chiang Rai. The crash left one person injured and caused a traffic disruption in the area. Rescue workers and the agencies on […]

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Police Arrest Two Teens Over Violent Street Attack

BANGKOK – Local police in northeastern Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima have successfully arrested two teenagers following a brutal street attack. These young suspects allegedly assaulted a group of hardworking people who were simply traveling home. The attackers used a heavy baseball bat to violently smash a motorcycle helmet and damage a bike. The violent incident happened […]

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Truck Driver Trying to Evade Police Crashes into Motorcycle

MAE SOT – Police report a 31-year-old pickup truck driver smuggling four illegal Chinese nationals collided head-on with a motorcycle on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, killing a 35-year-old delivery rider instantly in Mae Sot district, Tak province. The fatal accident occurred on Asian Highway 12 (AH12) when the driver panicked upon seeing a police patrol […]

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Drunk Driver Smashing into Motorcyclist and Local Shops, Blows 300%

LAMPANG – In a terrifying reminder of the dangers of drunk driving, a local man caused severe destruction on a Saturday morning after crashing his white Toyota sedan into a motorcycle and then plowing straight into a row of commercial shops. When police arrived at the scene, they found the drunk driver so heavily intoxicated […]

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Chiang Rai Officially Opens Highway 1152 Underpass

CHIANG RAI - The Department of Highways has officially opened the new underpass and frontage road at a high-risk section of Highway 1152.

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Thailand’s Death Fest Helps Visitors Face Their Own Mortality

BANGKOK - In Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok in the Kingdom of Thailand, a three-day public fair in March 2026 asks visitors to look straight at a topic most people avoid: their own mortality .

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Chiang Rai Upgrades Roads and Safety Standards as Tourism Grows

CHIANG RAI - On Friday, Chiang Rai Governor Chucheep Phongchai chaired the province's first 2026 meeting of the Subcommittee on Provincial Land Traffic Management at the Chiang Rai Provincial Hall.

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Chiang Rai Records 11 Accidents on the First Day of the “Seven Dangerous Days”

CHIANG RAI - Thailand has begun its annual “seven dangerous days” road safety drive for the New Year period. On the first day alone, officials reported 198 crashes, 190 injuries, and 29 fatalities.

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Two Accidents in Lampang Leave Two Dead, Fifteen Injured

Lampang - A fatal accident occurred during the seven dangerous days of Songkran on the Chiang Mai-Lampang Road. A Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a Toyota pickup truck making a U-turn near Wat Doi Ti, leaving two dead and ten injured.

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