Ex-police chief Patcharawat injured as van flips into ditch

By The Nation

 

 

Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, former National Police chief and brother of Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan, was injured along with five others when their van crashed against the fence of a Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway, police said.

 

 

Also injured in the crash was former Senate speaker Prasopsuk Boondej.

 

Police said the accident took place at 9.15am on August 24 on the outbound motorway at kilometre marker No 0+900 in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district.

 

The hit the fence as it exited the Srirat elevated expressway on to the motorway, before flipping into the ditch on the side.

 

The driver Pratiphat Thaethaisong, 32, and five passengers were injured and rushed to the Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital before they were transferred to Phramongkutklao Hospital.

 

Apart from Patcharawat and Prasopsuk, the other passengers were Wiset Wisitwanyu, CEO of CPRAM Co Ltd; Supawadee Techaburna, investment manager and financial adviser to Maybank Kim Eng, and Patcharee Mahithithamthorn.

 

Officials at Phramongkutklao Hospital said nobody had sustained severe injuries or broken bones, though the doctors want to keep them in for observation. 

 

A source from the hospital said Patcharawat had a swelling on the head and has to undergo a brain scan to look for possible internal injuries. 

 

Pol Lt-Colonel Subin Inchuay, an inspector with highway police, quoted the driver as saying that they were heading to Pattaya for an inspection trip. The police officer said the cause of the accident is under investigation.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375309

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-25

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Should have asked his brother if he could borrow the plane for the weekend.

Mabey this is finally where enough becomes enough...

Another report suggested the driver of the hired vehicle was plugging in his phone to recharge it. Sounds about right. No mention of if these people were wearing seat belts, another piece of useful information not included. Perhaps the report has been 'cleaned up' to satisfy someones interests.

'heading to Pattaya for an inspection trip'. Inspecting what, I wonder.

When you get off a road to arrive on another we do not arrive at high speed unless we want to break his vehicle;
but explain physics to a Thai driver ......
  , so much to speak to a deaf person.
this vehicle seems good for the scrap dealer .

That driver is in BIG trouble... On account of his passengers' statuses.

 

He better go into hiding. 

43 minutes ago, sniggie said:

'heading to Pattaya for an inspection trip'. Inspecting what, I wonder.

I am guessing that apart from a boys weekend out, they were investigating a soon to be announced government project they are thinking to invest in.

Maybe overloaded with money and above any law driving together with warp speed and pathetic driving skill equals a classic van flipper????

Hmmm... maybe a little karma payback? ????????

2 hours ago, mok199 said:

Mabey this is finally where enough becomes enough...

Don't bet on it

you reap what you sow

the hospital gave him a brain scan, and found ////////   nothing !!

Are these the same guys who want the speed limits raised?

Strange they go by hired van.

 

As a retired police general you have 2 police officers at your disposal to drive you around (1 for you, 1 for your spouse). I presume he also owns a car, so there is no need to hire a van.

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

they were heading to Pattaya for an inspection trip.

Ring ring.

"Hello? Smooci Escort Services."

"Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan inspection party is cancelled."

 

50 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

Strange they go by hired van.

 

As a retired police general you have 2 police officers at your disposal to drive you around (1 for you, 1 for your spouse). I presume he also owns a car, so there is no need to hire a van.

probably off for a dirty week-end - covering tracks the best way they could, hire van booked under false name etc. 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ex-police chief Patcharawat injured as van flips into ditch

didn't the ditch know who he was?

4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

That driver is in BIG trouble... On account of his passengers' statuses.

 

He better go into hiding. 

Doubt that, you can bet the name/s used for the booking don't match any names reported in the news article - so clearly no trouble for the driver - silence in golden. 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ex-police chief Patcharawat injured as van flips into ditch

Maybe a word will be sent down the corridors of power now to do something more than just talk about the death traps called public transport !

A serious accident and the usual buffoons use it as a springboard for sick humour. Pathetic.

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

didn't the ditch know who he was?

Your misplaced humour shows your lack of so many things.

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

probably off for a dirty week-end - covering tracks the best way they could, hire van booked under false name etc. 

You must live in a sad world indeed. Such comments are juvenile and makes me glad you are where you are. 

25 minutes ago, Benmart said:

Your misplaced humour shows your lack of so many things.

Can i be like you? Please teach me. 

47 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

Can i be like you? Please teach me. 

why, do you hate life?

10 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Pol Lt-Colonel Subin Inchuay, an inspector with highway police, quoted the driver as saying that they were heading to Pattaya for an inspection trip.

The party must have started early , I hope they did some drug tests of the driver.,

It's what vans do

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Can i be like you? Please teach me. 

I should imagine it took a very long time and a lot of pracice!

Good!

 

It’s going to take police and higher ups getting injured and killed before anything positive will actually happen to get these manics off the road. 

4 hours ago, Benmart said:

You must live in a sad world indeed. Such comments are juvenile and makes me glad you are where you are. 

Why does he live in a sad world? They do that sort of thing here. Did you purposely gloss over the police / politician pedo ring in the north not too long ago? That was one way they got to the girls.

 

Some people choose to live in reality and others with their head in the sand. Your call. But while you have your head in the sand, don’t be surprised if someone gets you from behind.