Insurance pays out 1.5 million baht to five victims in Malaysian tourist smash

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai insurance company has paid out 300,000 baht to each of the victims' families after a Malaysian tourist killed five grass cutters in Songkhla last week. 

 

The tourist - said in Malaysian media to be a 30 year old woman - was driving a car with the plate WHY 6995 that left the road and plowed into the workers. 

 

Siam City Insurance Public Company Limited were pictured by Daily News with a 1.5 million baht check and relatives of the victims. 

 

Also 80,000 baht has been paid to a person (or people) injured and currently in hospital.

 

Daily News said that the woman paid just 35 baht for her insurance that covered her from 11th August to 19th August. 

 

The News Straits Times (from national news agency Bernama) said that the woman did not have a valid licence and has been charged with reckless driving causing death and damage to property. 

 

She has been released on 200,000 baht bail but has been forbidden from leaving Thailand until the case is settled, they said. 

 

She has also been ordered to pay compensation to the victims' families. 

 

Source: Daily News | NST

 

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

A Thai insurance company has paid out 300,000 baht to each of the victims' families

the price of a human life has gone up a bit in Thailand.

 

RIP.

 

Surprised the insurance company paid out as she didn't have a valid license.

Where's the bowl of fruit to seal this very over generous deal ????

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

Surprised the insurance company paid out as she didn't have a valid license.

She had a driving license from Malaysia what is not valid in Thailand. She didn't have a valid international drivers license. But she had an extra insurance for the car while in Thailand.

50 minutes ago, Tops said:

She had a driving license from Malaysia what is not valid in Thailand. She didn't have a valid international drivers license. But she had an extra insurance for the car while in Thailand.

Malaysian driving licences are valid in Thailand.

This is a standard payout for an insurance policy in Thailand 300,000 baht,  now if the insurance did the right thing instead of playing along with the system jack the rate up for the company at fault for hiring a driver who is untrained and had murderess driving habit, this payout in my opinion is nothing to be proud of that requires a photo shot!

2 hours ago, bkkjam said:

Malaysian driving licences are valid in Thailand.

When our Thai friend worked in KL she had a company car and drove us all around malaysia with it. On a thai DL.

The recipients look so pleased.  Do these *$&$&$$&(#()@(( make it mandatory that they pose for a photo?

they should charge the shop rented her a car! or charge whoever provided her that car.

On 8/23/2019 at 2:36 PM, edwinchester said:

Surprised the insurance company paid out as she didn't have a valid license.

The compulsary insurance (this is the one she had according to the sign on the picture), doesn't require the driver to have a driving license.

 

17 minutes ago, jackdd said:

The compulsary insurance (this is the one she had according to the sign on the picture), doesn't require the driver to have a driving license.

Huh???? The Thai insurers will insure unlicensed drivers?

 

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Daily News said that the woman paid just 35 baht for her insurance that covered her from 11th August to 19th August. 

 

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The News Straits Times (from national news agency Bernama) said that the woman did not have a valid licence

 

8 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Huh???? The Thai insurers will insure unlicensed drivers?

The compulsary insurance (พ.ร.บ.) in Thailand doesn't require the driver to have a license.

It's related to the vehicle anyway, so you buy the insurance for the vehicle, it doesn't mean you drive it. But any person driving this vehicle is covered, no matter if the person has a license or not.

 

If you have any additional insurance it will of course depend on the terms of the contract if every driver in the car is covered, or just a single person, if they require the driver to have a driving license and so on.

On 8/23/2019 at 5:36 PM, edwinchester said:

Surprised the insurance company paid out as she didn't have a valid license.

Yeah note the number plate of the car ..WHY.

On 8/23/2019 at 5:36 PM, edwinchester said:

Surprised the insurance company paid out as she didn't have a valid license.

Yeah me too .Note the number plate of the car involved ..WHY.