Minivan driver takes security man all the way home - under the wheels of his van

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Minivan driver takes security man all the way home - under the wheels of his van

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 72 year old minivan driver dragged a guard for three kilometers under the wheels of his vehicle without realizing it.

 

He got home then noticed that there was the corpse of a man under his van.

 

He recalled seeing an overturned motorcycle earlier and went over something but checking in his rear view mirror did not see a problem.

 

Muang district police in Nakorn Pathom and medics went to the house of Jinda Sunsuk where they found the body of Prasert Phuraya, 57, under the vehicle normally used to transport passengers from Bangkok to Nakorn Pathom.

 

Driver Jinda, 72 said that he was on him way home without any passengers when he spotted the overturned bike and went over something.

 

He check behind him but nothing was amiss.

 

It was only when he got home he realized what had happened and called the cops, reported Thai Rath.

 

Only the head of the victim was visible, the mangled body was under the vehicle with the clothes entangled in the undercarriage.

 

The van had no collision damage.

 

A police team checked up on Jinda's story and found the overturned bike three kilometers away. The Honda Wave, too, had no sign of any damage.

 

The victim's wife was contacted. Adaporn Phuraya, 53, identified the body as that of her husband.

 

She said that he was the head of security for a firm run by a policeman and would go out each evening to inspect various sites.

 

She gave evidence that he was neither intoxicated nor suffering from any illness. She said he was an experienced rider who would not have had an accident.

 

The body was sent for detailed autopsy while both the van and the motorbike are being examined again. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-11-29

[Thaiwrath]

Dear oh dear, what a tragic and horrendous way to die.

Hard to believe he drove 3 kilometres with the body underneath, and did not notice anything untoward.

R.I.P. Prasert. 

[canuckamuck]

Just now, Thaiwrath said:

Dear oh dear, what a tragic and horrendous way to die.

Hard to believe he drove 3 kilometres with the body underneath, and did not notice anything untoward.

R.I.P. Prasert. 

Might have been already dead, or unconscious. Still it is pretty shocking to not see body on the ground in front of you.

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Driving 3 km with a body under the van without realizing it!!!

Seen many idiotic drivers in Thailand but this man must take the 1st. price.

 

[zakk9]

A 72 year old minivan driver who isn't able to see that there's a human body, dead or alive, in the road ahead of him? Sounds safe to me 

[darksidedog]

I am stunned that someone could travel that far and not realise there was something under the vehicle. You would have been able to hear it and the drag would slow the vehicle significantly. I sure hope it turns out the poor fella was dead before he collected him, because that would be a horrible way to go.

[greenchair]

In a couple of days we might get the truth. 

1. The driver of another vehicle hit him and escaped the scene. 

2.he was already dead and made to look like an accident. 

3. Suicide 

4. The van driver hit him, absconded the scene, and had to make a new story upon discovering the body at home. 

5.UM

[observer90210]

Last week the doctor, now this irresponsable driver. What horror story next ?  Are people going crazy or are some plainly stupid ?

 

RIP to the victim and his family.

[YetAnother]

13 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

or are some plainly stupid ?

my vote on this one: scary stupid

[Oziex1]

I have never read so many stories of vehicle incidents where people are dragged for a distance under a vehicle. Frightning stuff.

[PatOngo]

46 minutes ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Driving 3 km with a body under the van without realizing it!!!

Seen many idiotic drivers in Thailand but this man must take the 1st. price.

 

There are many contenders for this position.

[SkyNets]

Aww I now know why tinting the front windscreen is illegal in most developed countries!

[Misterwhisper]

He admits he "went over something" but looked in his rear view mirror and "did not see a problem." He clearly must have felt a bump. And it didn't occur to him that "the problem" might be under his van now and that he needed to stop and check? Unbelievable.

[trainman34014]

Question  1....Why is a 72 year old man still out driving Mini Bus's when he should have retired years ago ?

 

Question  2....Do these drivers ever have a medical examination to assure people that they are safe to drive Public Service Vehicles at such an age;  one wonders how good this Guys eyesight is when he doesn't even see a Human Body right in front of him ?

 

Question  3....The dead man (RIP)  was working for a Security Company 'run' by a Policeman; is it normal for so called 'Policemen' to be running business's when they should be just doing their own job properly ?

 

So many more questions could be asked but won't be by the 'Authorities' who couldn't care less about lives being lost on the roads.

[johncat1]

Impossible not to know something was trapped under the van. Whenever I get something trapped under my car like rubbish or a small tree branch. I know immediately something is there and stop to investigate Was the van driver checked for alcohol and drugs ? maybe he dozed off at the wheel and didn't see the motorcyclist .

Also a strange thing for the police to say that there was no damage to the van or motorcycle . Did the motorcycle just overturn on its own and then the rider lay down in the road for the van driver to ride over him ? THAT scenario is just as ridiculous as the police statement

[NanLaew]

Note to self, Thai security guard is a very, very high risk occupation especially with regard to moving vehicles.

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, johncat1 said:

Did the motorcycle just overturn on its own and then the rider lay down in the road for the van driver to ride over him ? THAT scenario is just as ridiculous as the police statement

What's ridiculous is applying logical thought processes to things that happen here.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Driving 3 km with a body under the van without realizing it!!!

Seen many idiotic drivers in Thailand but this man must take the 1st. price.

 

Would you like to explain a little further on your comment as to why he would necessarily know there was someone jammed under the front of the van. Very doubtful the poor bugger was calling out, and very unlikely it would impede the driveability of the van. 

 

Edited November 29, 2017 by Artisi

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Would you like to explain a little further on your completely stupid comment as to why he would necessarily know there was someone jammed under the front of the van. Very doubtful the poor bugger was calling out, and very unlikely it would impede the driveability of the van. 

 

You mean that you will not feel any difference in the car handling if you got a human being under the car for 3km??? If you don't do that you are either stupid or drunk or a complete idiot who should not be allowed to drive a minivan.

[Artisi]

7 minutes ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

You mean that you will not feel any difference in the car handling if you got a human being under the car for 3km??? If you don't do that you are either stupid or drunk or a complete idiot who should not be allowed to drive a minivan.

Don't read very well do you? 

Unlikely to impede - that means wouldn't or didn't notice, same as the van driver reported. But that's OK so long as your happy. 

 

[canuckamuck]

I can imagine that if the body got jammed up close to the chassis, clothing tangled in the frame or something. That the limbs dangling down would create very little sound and there would be no effect on the drivability of the van. Maybe a younger and more switched on driver might have noticed, but a 72 year old security guard would have plausible deniability. I mean if the guy didn't notice a human on the road in front of him, there is likely a lot of things he wouldn't notice.

[wvavin]

I reckon the funeral director has problem identifying head to tail....LOL

[keithpa]

4 hours ago, greenchair said:

In a couple of days we might get the truth. 

1. The driver of another vehicle hit him and escaped the scene. 

2.he was already dead and made to look like an accident. 

3. Suicide 

4. The van driver hit him, absconded the scene, and had to make a new story upon discovering the body at home. 

5.UM

You must give your vidence to the police. Or are you just talking ,you know what.

[LazySlipper]

Jesus H... fracking fracking crap...

 

This is unbelievable. Shoot the SOB... firstly because he killed someone in a really stupid way... secondly because he is a minivan driver. Should be shot the lot of them.

 

Sincerest condolences to the family of the victim. 

 

[csabo]

3 hours ago, SkyNets said:

Aww I now know why tinting the front windscreen is illegal in most developed countries!

When I got my truck tinted they were asking me how dark I wanted the front I said "I want all for door windows the same".  The girl said "no, in the front".  I repeated more slowly "FOUR ALL SAME".  She said "no, in the front".  This went on a few more times until we had no choice but to walk out to the truck where she tapped on the windshield and she said "in front".  A lightbulb went off in my head that suddenly explained away a large portion of the road deaths here.  I think they might actually like the carnage.

[cardinalblue]

Noticed he ran over something after noticing a downed motorbike....

 

Another great example of lacking critical thinking skills

 

1+1 = 3

[Songlaw]

3 hours ago, johncat1 said:

Impossible not to know something was trapped under the van. Whenever I get something trapped under my car like rubbish or a small tree branch. I know immediately something is there and stop to investigate Was the van driver checked for alcohol and drugs ? maybe he dozed off at the wheel and didn't see the motorcyclist .

Also a strange thing for the police to say that there was no damage to the van or motorcycle . Did the motorcycle just overturn on its own and then the rider lay down in the road for the van driver to ride over him ? THAT scenario is just as ridiculous as the police statement

Unless.... the security guard and his motorbike were gently deposited at the scene by (identify antagonist and/or half-baked theory here), just as the minivan driver's bout of sleep apnea was setting in, AFTER WHICH, without further incident, the van drove itself, the driver and our unwitting 'passenger' all the way (3 km-no less) to the driver's home, where, eventually, the driver woke up only to discover the 'something' he vaguely remembered running over was somehow wedged between the front axle and his future employment... Seems plausible and should certainly serve to get the ball rolling. You're welcome.

Edited November 29, 2017 by Songlaw
Changed axel to axle. In case you were wondering.

[DLang]

Only one?

 

Surprised he didn't also take out a pick-up full of migrant workers for good measure. 

 

 

 

 

[samjaidee]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Would you like to explain a little further on your comment as to why he would necessarily know there was someone jammed under the front of the van. Very doubtful the poor bugger was calling out, and very unlikely it would impede the driveability of the van. 

 

Let me explain it for you. The driver is quoted as saying that he went over something. He check behind him but nothing was amiss. 

 

If he went over something then checked behind him and nothing was there, didn't it occur to him that maybe the thing he went over was stuck under the van?

 

Does that help you to understand. why he would necessarily know there was something under the van?

 

Glad to be of service. :-)

 

[Dazinoz]

5 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Driving 3 km with a body under the van without realizing it!!!

Seen many idiotic drivers in Thailand but this man must take the 1st. price.

 

There was a video on here awhile back where a Thai lady was dragging a motorbike under the front of the car and it was on fire. When pulled over she didn’t know it was there. All on video. Couldn’t believe it if you didn’t see it. Actually still can’t believe people are sooooo stupid.