Truck spills hundreds of cans of beer sparking frenzy as locals try to collect them
- 4 years ago
A lorry spilled thousands of cans of beer onto the road - sparking a frenzy as passers-by raced to collect them.
The truck was loaded with more than 3,600 crates of 'Leo' beer when it lost control on a wet road and smashed into a tree in Chumphon, southern Thailand last Saturday afternoon (May 23).
Driver Thanongsak Sairin was able to manoeuvre the truck so it did not overturn, but hundreds of crates were strewn across the roadside.
Footage shows locals swarming around the 150ft long trail of fallen beers as they scooped up what they could.
Passing motorists were also seen stopping and loading the looted booze into their cars before driving away.
The driver said the accident was caused by the slippery road due to the rain and further damage was caused by the looting locals.
He slammed those who collected the beer for themselves and praised the Good Samaritans who helped him to load the cargo back onto his truck.
Thanongsak said: "I tried to control the truck on the wet road to prevent it from flipping and causing even more damage to the goods.
"The truck didn't overturn but it spilled some of my goods, which were taken by selfish people. They did it despite me trying to stop them."
The truck was loaded with more than 3,600 crates of 'Leo' beer when it lost control on a wet road and smashed into a tree in Chumphon, southern Thailand last Saturday afternoon (May 23).
Driver Thanongsak Sairin was able to manoeuvre the truck so it did not overturn, but hundreds of crates were strewn across the roadside.
Footage shows locals swarming around the 150ft long trail of fallen beers as they scooped up what they could.
Passing motorists were also seen stopping and loading the looted booze into their cars before driving away.
The driver said the accident was caused by the slippery road due to the rain and further damage was caused by the looting locals.
He slammed those who collected the beer for themselves and praised the Good Samaritans who helped him to load the cargo back onto his truck.
Thanongsak said: "I tried to control the truck on the wet road to prevent it from flipping and causing even more damage to the goods.
"The truck didn't overturn but it spilled some of my goods, which were taken by selfish people. They did it despite me trying to stop them."