Woman jumps from Bangkok footbridge and is run over by taxi that flees scene

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Witnesses said that a woman jumped off a footbridge into Suksawat Road near Soi 26 last night.

 

She was then run over and killed by a passing taxi arriving at just that moment.

 

The taxi did not stop.

 

Im Khong-un was dead at the scene, said Ratburana police.

 

She was in possession of an Omsin bank book, a health card and a quantity of cash.

 

A foundation medic had earlier in the evening found the lady wandering on a road and taken her to the Ratburana police.

 

She had been drunk at the time.

 

Police are investigating and the body has been sent for autopsy.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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A desperate jumper and a coward driving a taxi , not a good encounter ... may be someone should have talked to her to find out what was wrong ? But no time for this , nobody cares anyway ...

3 hours ago, webfact said:

She was then run over and killed by a passing taxi arriving at just that moment.

 

The taxi did not stop.

Course not - he had just taken 200,000 baht from some Taiwanese tourists who had left their stuff in his taxi.

Isn't it a crime to leave the scene of an accident?  It must carry at least a 100 baht fine

overkill. If the taxi driver had been empathetic enough to have stopped he could have made of with her cash.

Looks like the taxi driver could not have avoided the collision

hope she got a good booze before she jumped. And the reaction of the taxi driver? I could understand. Not every day a woman's body crashes onto your car.

Anyway RIP

Next thing you will read is Police saying ''We found the Taxi driver and he will come in for a chat next month when he has time ' !

4 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

A desperate jumper and a coward driving a taxi , not a good encounter ... may be someone should have talked to her to find out what was wrong ? But no time for this , nobody cares anyway ...

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A foundation medic had earlier in the evening found the lady wandering on a road and taken her to the Ratburana police.

Which part of the report didn't you understand. People DID try to help.

Sad and tragic. I suppose jumping into a road below she was probably going to hit by some vehicle anyway. I think that would frighten anyone...not enough to flee though. Wonder if she leaves any family?

Perhaps she was already dead before the taxi hit her?  There is a big assumption being made by the authorities seeing as there is no autopsy yet.  Even then would an exact cause of death be clear to establish?  Poor woman.

19 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Course not - he had just taken 200,000 baht from some Taiwanese tourists who had left their stuff in his taxi.

how YOU know it was SAME taxi driver???