BMW driver "racing another vehicle" loses control at bend in Trat - two dead and young child severely injured

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Laem Ngop police in the eastern seaboard province of Trat and rescue services were called after a BMW failed to negotiate a bend in a community area and plowed into people by the side of the road.

 

The incident happened in Nam Chiaw sub-district on the Trat to Laem Ngop Road.

 

Nataya, 54, a seamstress, died after both her her legs became detached.

 

Sampao, 74, a Fak Bua sweet seller suffered head and foot injuries and also died at the scene.

 

Taken to hospital with serious head and burn injuries from hot oil was a two year old girl.

 

 

Many relatives of the deceased arrived and fainted at the scene, reported Daily News.

 

The driver of the BMW 3 Series with Bangkok plates was 62 year old Thongchai.

 

 

A som tam seller in the area claimed that the BMW was racing with another vehicle and tried to overtake on a bend before swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle and spinning into the victims by the side of the road.

 

Thongchai was detained at the scene as police prepared for his prosecution. 

 

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[richard_smith237]

If there are any ‘hang-em-high’ posts coming....  I agree !!... 

 

These who drive with such deliberate recklessness need to start receiving penalties which are so severe the very thought of ‘racing’ or speeding through a town makes their spine tingle.... 

 

I don’t like speed-bumps... but I can’t see any other method which would be effective at controlling speed in Thailand - passive methods are simply ignored. 

 

 

 

[Tropicalevo]

☹️ ☹️ very sad. RIP to the innocent victims.

[kotsak]

His Brembo brakes had a microsleep, I guess.

[sammieuk1]

The whole shocking place has become a race track within an asylum ????Rip 

[ezzra]

Thailand has the highest road traffic death rate among ASEAN countries and the 9th highest in the world with dozens dying everyday and hundreds of injured a day, and today's accident is just part of that stratistics...

[JeffersLos]

At 62 you'd think he'd grown out of such behavior. 

 

Once a Thai guy always a Thai guy. Going through life feeling so challenged. ????

[2baht]

2 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

At 62 you'd think he'd grown out of such behavior.

Eternal children! Shows just how long the education system has been disfunctional!

[2baht]

8 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Thailand has the highest road traffic death rate among ASEAN countries and the 9th highest in the world with dozens dying everyday and hundreds of injured a day, and today's accident is just part of that stratistics...

Nevermind, they'll have a safety awareness "campaign " 2 days before the 7 deadly days of Songkran next year!

[transam]

24 minutes ago, kotsak said:

His Brembo brakes had a microsleep, I guess.

No, they are stick-on plastic ones....????

[Photoguy21]

27 minutes ago, kotsak said:

His Brembo brakes had a microsleep, I guess.

More like he was brain dead.

[metisdead]

An off topic post trolling about lack of emojis has been removed.

[Aussieroaming]

Chain him to a pole on that street and let the public decide his fate....maggot.

[Wiggy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

a BMW failed to negotiate a bend

It must have been one of those new driverless cars. 

[2009]

It's just a circus.

[huangnon]

Please don't allow anyone who believes in reincarnation to operate machinery..

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thongchai was detained at the scene as police prepared for his prosecution. 

Should have let the friends and relatives lynch him

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Thongchai was detained at the scene as police prepared for his prosecution. 

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