A truck crashed into electricity posts dragging down the cables after forgetting the loading container was still raised.<br /><br />Driver Arun Somboon left the truck's loader up after emptying the soil it collected in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand.<br /><br />When he drove it in the morning, the truck's loader became entangled with electric cables which dragged down the poles.<br /><br />Arun said: "I recently received this new truck from my company, so I am still not used to the system.<br /><br />"I was startled when I felt that my truck was being pulled by something above. I later saw electricity poles falling down through my rear mirror."<br /><br />Electric wires were torn apart causing large sparks around the vehicle. Arun said he was left frightened and motionless after the incident.<br /><br />The driver said: "When I saw the sparks, I don't know what to do next. I was just sitting inside and waited for help."<br /><br />The Electricity Authority cut the power off when the emergency services received a call and rushed to save the man.<br /><br />Police later took the driver to be questioned at the station. They said the driver will be fined for causing damage to public facilities.<br /><br />The Electricity Authority team said they will need at least a day to fix the electric wires before turning the power on again.<br /><br />The damages were estimated to be around 100,000 Baht (around 2,400 GBP). No deaths and injuries were reported by the accident.
