SAKON NAKHON, Thailand – Traffic police in Sakon Nakhon rescued a four-year-old boy found clinging to the rear of an ice delivery truck on August 17, after the vehicle had travelled more than 10 kilometres with the child gripping the back steps unnoticed by the driver. The child was spotted at approximately 12:20 p.m. at the city gate intersection in Sakon Nakhon Municipality, where the truck had stopped at traffic lights, and officers saw him standing on the vehicle’s rear steps before telling the driver to pull over.

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The driver appeared shocked and confused when police informed him the boy had been clinging to the back of his vehicle, having delivered ice near Kasetsart University Sakon Nakhon Campus before heading towards Chiang Khruea subdistrict without stopping during the journey of more than 10 kilometres. A woman who witnessed the incident recorded a video and shared it on Facebook, drawing attention to the dramatic rescue.

Police said the boy did not appear frightened and had not been injured, though he initially did not speak to officers, who took him to Mueang Sakon Nakhon Police Station and gave him snacks and milk while attempting to identify his family. Officers contacted other police stations to ask whether any child had been reported missing, but there had been no such reports at that time, and after several hours of enquiries, police obtained information about the boy’s family and asked the Sakon Nakhon Child and Family Shelter to help locate his parents.

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The shelter coordinated with the local municipality, which sent officials to collect the child and return him safely to his family. There were no reports explaining why the boy had climbed onto the truck, and no account from family members about the circumstances leading to the incident, leaving authorities and the public puzzled over how a young child could have gone unnoticed for such a distance. The case has prompted calls for greater vigilance among drivers and parents to prevent similar incidents, as police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the boy’s dangerous ride.

-Thailand News (TN)