A lorry spilled thousands of cans of beer onto the road - sparking a frenzy as passers-by raced to collect them.<br /><br />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).<br /><br />Driver Thanongsak Sairin was able to manoeuvre the truck so it did not overturn, but hundreds of crates were strewn across the roadside.<br /><br />Footage shows locals swarming around the 150ft long trail of fallen beers as they scooped up what they could.<br /><br />Passing motorists were also seen stopping and loading the looted booze into their cars before driving away.<br /><br />The driver said the accident was caused by the slippery road due to the rain and further damage was caused by the looting locals.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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."
