Thai woman offers free accommodation to bus crash victims relatives

[webfact]

The devastating bus crash that claimed 14 lives in Thailand moved a local woman to offer free accommodation to the victims’ relatives.

 

Thitinun Iamtua, also known as Nan, who hails from Huai Yang, was at the scene of the bus crash where she found a terrified young girl, Mali, who had been separated from her mother.

 

Nan explained that when she arrived at the site of the bus crash, she saw a young girl being held by a trailer driver. The girl, who introduced herself as Mali, was scared and calling out for her mother who was still inside the bus. Nan comforted Mali, who suffered minor injuries, telling her that her mother was being helped. Mali explained she was travelling with her mother and another woman named Fa.

 

In the chaos of the aftermath, it was impossible to identify Mali’s mother or where she might have been sitting on the bus. Nan tried to calm Mali by engaging her in conversation, successfully soothing the distraught child into periods of sleep despite the surrounding noise until officials arrived to take her to Thapsaka Hospital.

The bus crash was a significant tragedy, prompting Nan and her husband to help by offering free rooms at their family-run Ann Ann Thapsaka Hotel. The offer was made to relatives of the victims coming to claim bodies or visit the injured. So far, five to six rooms have been taken up by families from Phattalung, Hat Yai, and Phuket.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-06

 

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[ravip]

During a time like this, it's a blessing to have such a compassionate person.

[scorecard]

Was the little girls' mother found deceased or alive?, well done

 

Best wishes to the little girl and a big thank you to the hotel lady.

[expat_4_life]

The hotel lady shows a compassionate response indicative of Thai community values.

Yup still exists!

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The bus crash was a significant tragedy, prompting Nan and her husband to help by offering free rooms at their family-run Ann Ann Thapsaka Hotel. The offer was made to relatives of the victims coming to claim bodies or visit the injured. So far, five to six rooms have been taken up by families

A very nice gesture.

[brianthainess]

Well done Nice T shirt lady, can you read English?

[Grusa]

A booking.com, google maps, agoda or similar link to her establishment might be useful. Once the present kerfuffle dies down I would seriously consider supporting her establishment with my patronage, were I in the area. Others may well feel likewise..... but not to the point of putting any effort in to it!

 

(My search proved fruitless......!

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Well done Nice T shirt lady, can you read English?

There's always one idiot who can only find something critical or stupid to say in a story about Thai compassion and goodness. And it is usually you. Does it give you a kick? What do you get out of it?

[UWEB]

32 minutes ago, Grusa said:

A booking.com, google maps, agoda or similar link to her establishment might be useful. Once the present kerfuffle dies down I would seriously consider supporting her establishment with my patronage, were I in the area. Others may well feel likewise..... but not to the point of putting any effort in to it!

 

(My search proved fruitless......!

Might be this one.

https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/orngaermthabsaaek.html?lang=en-us&soz=1&lang_changed=1