A drunk woman drove her BMW sedan against the traffic flow and caused a pile-up of about 10 vehicles on Monday night, police said.
The incident happened on Ratchaphruek Road in tambon Om Kret of Pak Kret district at 9.40pm Monday. The 37-year-old woman drove against the traffic flow for about five kilometres before colliding with a pickup truck carrying a full load of coconuts, according to media reports.
Other motorists abruptly applied their brakes and veered off to avoid the BMW coming at them but ended up crashing into each other. The damaged vehicles included two Porsches.
The BMW driver reportedly had chest pain while the coconut truck driver was injured.