A mother and her seven-year-old daughter were lucky to survive after a pickup truck lost control smashed into their car as they drove to school.<br /><br />Hospital nurse Sirinapha Channuan, 32, was taking her daughter to classes on July 13 when their white sedan car was hit by the vehicle in Chaiyaphum, north eastern Thailand.<br /><br />CCTV footage shows a sedan waiting at the intersection when a speeding car veered off the narrow country road and collided with them.<br /><br />The frightened schoolgirl was seen scrambling from the wrecked car before a woman followed her out a few moments later. <br /><br />Sirinapha consoled the sobbing girl while she called for help as she was looking for a mobile phone in the car.<br /><br />The pickup driver, identified as Chan Rakngam, 43, climbed out of the wreckage of his car. He told locals at the scene that he was heading to a neighboring province when it happened.<br /><br />He reportedly lost control of the pickup truck before crashing into the mother's vehicle then hitting a sign post and flipping his vehicle upside-down into a nearby pond.<br /><br />The mother's right ear was injured and her child suffered a busted lip while the truck driver was only slightly scratched.<br /><br />Police Major Chatchai Pilatham from the Khonsawan police station said the pickup driver might have dozed off while driving to Nakhon Ratchasima.<br /><br />He added that the suspect will be charged with reckless driving and pay for all injuries and damages incurred.
