Young child and grandmother seriously injured as car collides with fried chicken shop and many vehicles

[webfact]

Naew Na Thai Caption: Scary moment - Car hits fried chicken shop - 5 year old and gran seriously injured

 

Naew Na reported that the site on Facebook that translates as "So You Wanna Be Famous Return Part 3" had a post claiming that a drunk old person driving had an accident at Lam Lukka Klong 4. A young child was hit.

 

The poster at first thought there was an innocent explanation then understood the driver was drunk and was fleeing the scene of an accident. 

 

The media had several pictures of the devastation caused after they went to the Soi 49 area of Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani to investigate.

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Police told them that a man called Phaiboon, about 60, was in a Honda City but hit a Mitsubishi car while parking. 

 

He didn't stop and then hit a Toyota pick-up before plowing into a fried chicken shop and a fruit seller, then a motorcycle and then piled over Soi 49 and hit a song thaew.

 

A woman called Wareerat, aged 60 and Nareerat, 27 were injured along with a five year old called Woraphop who were all taken to hospital.

 

Nareerat told reporters later she was selling things and heard the sound of a collision at a distance. She said her son had a dislocated shoulder and her mother a knee injury. She was only slightly hurt as she managed to get out of the way, avoiding what seemed like certain death. 

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

She said she knew the driver responsible who was a drinker who didn't flee the scene and offered compensation through an intermediary later.  

 

It happened on Saturday and she had been advised to contact the police station to sort out payments. 

 

A noodle seller called Prem, 52, said it all started with a car reversing and pressing the wrong gear. They were happy with his compensation arrangements after 10,000 baht damaged was caused to his green vehicle. 

 

He didn't know if drink had been a factor. 

 

Khukhot police are sorting out the mess but Naew Na did not report that any charges had been filed in the matter. 

 

 

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[Bert got kinky]

then understood the driver was drunk and was fleeing the scene of an accident. 

the driver responsible who was a drinker who didn't flee the scene

 

Oh, yes he did.

Oh, no he didn't

 

What a confusing mess of a story.

 

 

[worgeordie]

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

Khukhot police are sorting out the mess but Naew Na did not report that any charges had been filed in the matter.

Charges need to be filed , especially if the driver had been drinking,

seems paying compensation makes it alright.  "pressing the wrong gear."

2nd one reported today , seems like a new excuse......

regards Worgeordie

[RichardColeman]

This is getting monotonous - every other story on here now is about bad thai driving, road deaths and near death experiences on the road - and the PM is his high castle appears to ignore the thousands dying each year

[RichardColeman]

Just £200 compensation for total destruction ?  Result ! Though I guess it may well have looked like that before.

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

then understood the driver was drunk and was fleeing the scene of an accident. 

the driver responsible who was a drinker who didn't flee the scene

 

Oh, yes he did.

Oh, no he didn't

 

What a confusing mess of a story.

 

 

Just the usual Thai journalistic standard.

[PETERTHEEATER]

The sooner they get these fried chicken shops off the road the safer it will be....

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Police told them that a man called Phaiboon, about 60, was in a Honda City but hit a Mitsubishi car while parking. 

 

He didn't stop and then hit a Toyota pick-up before plowing into a fried chicken shop and a fruit seller, then a motorcycle and then piled over Soi 49 and hit a song thaew.

As my ole man used to say, might as well get hung for a sheep as a lamb.