One killed, 10 injured as SUV demolishes Pathum Thani house

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One killed, 10 injured as SUV demolishes Pathum Thani house

By The Nation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A speeding SUV crashed into a roadside house in Pathum Thani early on Tuesday, killing a resident and injuring 10 others in the house and in the car, police said.

 

Police said the accident happened at 12.15am on the road along Klong Song canal in Tambon Klong Song, Klong Luang district.

The two-storey house was hit by a black Mitsubishi Pajero, with the impact breaking three house poles.

 

The SUV stopped in a downstairs bedroom where Benjawan Sodprem, 40, was sleeping. Rescuers had to free her body trapped under the SUV but she was dead.

 

Police said the driver, Pongsakorn Supsua, 30, and his four passengers were injured along with five other residents of the house. The injured were rushed to the hospital at the Thammasat University.

 

Pongsakorn said he was driving from Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district to send friends to Ayutthaya when a pickup cut in front, prompting him to swerve to the left and hit the house.

 

Benjawan’s mother, Pin Sodprem, 67, told police that she and four other residents were sleeping upstairs, while Benjawan was sleeping in the bedroom on the ground floor when the accident happened.

 

Pin said she was awoken by the loud sound and found that the ground floor was reduced to wreckage and she shouted for help from neighbours.

 

Pol Captain Kiartipong Tibma said police would interrogate the driver before slapping charges against him.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30354183

 

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[Esso49]

Looks like another Thai male driver unable to control his vehicle at speed.

[marko kok prong]

Rip for the poor lady,he must have been going at a fair pace to cause such damage.

[CelticBhoy]

"The SUV stopped in a downstairs bedroom where Benjawan Sodprem, 40, was sleeping. Rescuers had to free her body trapped under the SUV but she was dead."

 

I quite fancy dying in my sleep, but not like this  . . . . .  ?

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, CelticBhoy said:

"The SUV stopped in a downstairs bedroom where Benjawan Sodprem, 40, was sleeping. Rescuers had to free her body trapped under the SUV but she was dead."

 

I quite fancy dying in my sleep, but not like this  . . . . .  ?

As the old story goes,  I want to die like my grandfather, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming in terror like his passengers.

[sammieuk1]

Add this to the ever growing list of ways to die here get run over in your bed inside your own house ?RIP

[Henrik Andersen]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Pongsakorn said he was driving from Pathum Thani’s Thanyaburi district to send friends to Ayutthaya when a pickup cut in front, prompting him to swerve to the left and hit the house.

 

Always blame others than themselves 

Hello you drive high speed your morron 

[transam]

Bet the driver never drank a single beer....?

[connda]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The SUV stopped in a downstairs bedroom where Benjawan Sodprem, 40, was sleeping. Rescuers had to free her body trapped under the SUV but she was dead.

Man the sucks.  RIP.

[Darcula]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

a pickup cut in front, prompting him to swerve to the left and hit the house

 

That sounds much better than "I was trying to avoid a cat crossing the road".

 

[oldrunner]

Reckless driving causing death. PRISON TIME FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

 

[cookieqw]

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

As the old story goes,  I want to die like my grandfather, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming in terror like his passengers.

that is funny

[overherebc]

26 minutes ago, cookieqw said:

that is funny

I can't claim it as mine but I can't remember where I heard it.

??

[fakename]

Funny, how Thais never hit the breaks, always swerve into another car of into people. Yeah, I guess it sounds better than swerving to avoid a cat. You would think that someone could make up a better story.

[RichardColeman]

Oh and a dash cam will show this pick up ? Or is that just a take his word fot it ? 

[oldlakey]

2 hours ago, fakename said:

Funny, how Thais never hit the breaks, always swerve into another car of into people. Yeah, I guess it sounds better than swerving to avoid a cat. You would think that someone could make up a better story.

Anything, no matter how many times you have heard it sounds better than the truth

[hotchilli]

Jesus you're not even safe inside your own home now... 

[oldlakey]

34 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Jesus you're not even safe inside your own home now... 

And it's advisable to not take the rubbish / household waste out to the bin either