Woman impaled on her own bike following level crossing crash

Late on Saturday Night close to the level crossing in Soi Greenway in Jomtien, rescue services were called in to deal with a serious road accident involving a truck and a motorbike. The motorbike driver, Khun Somwan aged 51 became impaled on her own motorbike following the high speed collision at the level crossing. Despite the gruesome injury, rescue workers remained calm and professional and after 20 minutes, the woman was able to be transported from the crash scene. She had sustained a major injury to the top of her left leg but was thankfully still alive. Police investigators determined that the truck side-swiped the motorbike and the force of the collision led to the horrific injury sustained to the victim. The truck left the scene of the crash and was later found in a constructor’s campsite approximately 2kms from the scene. No one has yet admitted to driving the truck while the victim recovers in Hospital where Doctors say she may have to have her entire left leg amputated up to the hip bone.

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