Bus driver who drank Thai spirits and longans found dead at wheel

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Daily News made much of a bus driver who ingested a large amount of "lao khao and lamyai" (Thai spirits and longans) before being found dead in his vehicle.

 

Pol Capt Phichet Meephuphen of the Laem Chabang police in the Sriracha area of eastern Thailand was called after the lifeless body of 39 year old Suchin Leuangkaet from Kalasin was found in the bus's luggage compartment.

 

He was shirtless and face up and covered by a blanket. There was no foul play and it was assessed that he had been dead for four hours.

 

The bus was parked near a sugar mill and was used to transport workers.

 

His friend Sakhkarin Bunsaen, 40, said that the bus had been idle for three days and Suchin had been guarding the vehicle. 

 

He said that the previous night Suchin had consumed a large amount of lao khao and lamyai from 7 pm.

 

Officials thought that this mixture added to the cold weather might have caused his death.

 

A full autopsy has been ordered. 

 

ASEAN NOW notes that Thais often blame certain fruits in conjunction with alcohol for causing problems.

 

The chief culprit and subject of warnings is usually durian with Thais warning not to mix the two. 

 

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[scubascuba3]

So what's the story with longans? they're the brown shell ones with white fruit i think. I know you aren't meant to eat too many a day, my max is 12...not sure why

[worgeordie]

Well it's a good job he was not at the wheel at the time , 

" was found in the bus's luggage compartment. " could

have been suffocation.

reards Worgeorde 

Edited December 7, 2021 by worgeordie

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

So what's the story with longans? they're the brown shell ones with white fruit i think. I know you aren't meant to eat too many a day, my max is 12...not sure why

What you've described sounds like

Mangosteen? 

 

[chickenslegs]

10 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What you've described sounds like

Mangosteen? 

 

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

So what's the story with longans? they're the brown shell ones with white fruit i think. I know you aren't meant to eat too many a day, my max is 12...not sure why

Me think the issue was with way too much Lao Khao than consuming the fruits... had it been the other way around he'd still be alive today...

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

That's right, thanks 

 

My kids call them Lam Yai

 

ลำไย 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Me think the issue was with way too much Lao Khao than consuming the fruits... had it been the other way around he'd still be alive today...

If he's to be cremated I'd take a few steps back as they light the gas.

[Iron Tongue]

Longans are similar to lychees but their seeds don't separate from the fruit, so it requires a bit of gnawing to get all the fruit.  

I wouldn't be surprised if he choked on the seeds after getting drunk.

[rwill]

The beginning of another urban legend...

 

I was watching Thai news a few days ago and they were doing a story about a Thai man that hung himself.  They were reporting that he had been possessed by a spirit that made him do it.  Including a reenactment of him being possessed and hanging himself.  They said there was no other explanation.

 

I can't, and yet can, believe what is reported here as factual news.

[oznomad]

25 minutes ago, rwill said:

I can't, and yet can, believe what is reported here as factual news.

Just here??

[1duckyboy]

On the positive side, he passed before the brakes failed. 

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What you've described sounds like

Mangosteen? 

 

They are purple.

[Almer]

8 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Well it's a good job he was not at the wheel at the time , 

" was found in the bus's luggage compartment. " could

have been suffocation.

reards Worgeorde 

Plenty of ventilation in a luggage locker.

[worgeordie]

44 minutes ago, Almer said:

Plenty of ventilation in a luggage locker.

Just a thought... you been inside one ?

regards worgeordie

[natway09]

That's it then, no more Lamyai

[aboctok]

1 hour ago, natway09 said:

That's it then, no more Lamyai

Come on, she's okay.

[BKKTRAVELER]

A sad story, drivers are usually pushed to their limits to meet quotas for under-average pay.

[Captain Monday]

3 hours ago, natway09 said:

That's it then, no more Lamyai

Are lamyai toxic in large quantities?

[thaipara]

https://medicpole.com/side-effects-of-longan-fruit-for-health

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 hours ago, thaipara said:

https://medicpole.com/side-effects-of-longan-fruit-for-health

 

 

#5 

 

Anybody notice shrinkage 

[SAFETY FIRST]

12 hours ago, jacko45k said:

They are purple.

Yes and white inside, the white fruit threw me.

 

LomYai has a transparent, clear fruit inside. 

[Almer]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Just a thought... you been inside one ?

regards worgeordie

40 years continental coach jockey spent many an hour in the lockers, hot in the summer cold in the winter and noisy on the move, drivers sleeping compartment is an extension to a luggage locker and like the Ritz compared to sleeping or trying to sleep in the locker on the move.

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by Almer
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[brianthainess]

So NOT dead at the wheel then. Fake News headlines just keeps coming.

[brianthainess]

9 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Are lamyai toxic in large quantities?

Quite possibly if mixed with Thai spirit which is basically ethanol, maybe the fermentation continues in the stomach. 

[Rimmer]

off topic removed

[sharksy]

I believe the fruit raises the body's temperature and is dangerous when consumed with alcohol to dangerous levels.

[jacko45k]

19 minutes ago, sharksy said:

I believe the fruit raises the body's temperature and is dangerous when consumed with alcohol to dangerous levels.

I have certainly felt unwell after a little too much durian but never thought lamyai too were an issue.

[steven100]

it was the 104 to Laem Chabang got him in the end.

[steven100]

On 12/8/2021 at 9:39 AM, brianthainess said:

Quite possibly if mixed with Thai spirit which is basically ethanol, maybe the fermentation continues in the stomach. 

and if you fart while smoking      ?