Bangkok bus passengers and soldiers unite to save ailing boy

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A spontaneous act of kindness unfolded this morning when a mother and her son, who suffers from an autoimmune disorder, were travelling by bus to Ratchawithi Hospital.

 

The son experienced a seizure on air-conditioned bus number 168 along Rama IX Road at 9.30am. The driver, Anirut Wanwang, and the bus conductor, Nopparat Thanapetchpiboon, along with other passengers, sprang into action to assist the ailing young man.

 

As the bus approached the Victory Monument, heavy traffic stalled their progress. Realising the urgency, the conductor dashed off the bus to seek help from nearby soldiers. Two soldiers and a military official, Sub-Lieutenant Preecha Sombatwong, Sergeant Phanuphong Nuekkrathok, and military official Witthaya Chaisomboon, who happened to be passing by the monument on their motorcycle, quickly came to aid, reported KhaoSod.

 

Sergeant Phanuphong, who assisted in carrying the patient, recounted that he heard shouts for help. Around ten soldiers, who were preparing for a transfer to the Army Band Department, joined in the effort. Knowing the proximity to Ratchawithi Hospital, they wasted no time in helping the young man.

 

by Nattapong Westwood 

Photo courtesy of กรมดุริยางค์ทหารบก (Facebook)

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-25

 

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[hotchilli]

Hope the fellow is okay.

[BritScot]

This is so unusual so these lads should be commended. I remember a poor girl in our village had aids (mother passed it on to her) and was very ill. I was asked if I would take her to hospital as she was dying. They were going to put her in the back f my pickup! I obviously said no. She sat inside my pickup.

[Highlandman]

On 1/25/2024 at 3:20 PM, BritScot said:

This is so unusual so these lads should be commended. I remember a poor girl in our village had aids (mother passed it on to her) and was very ill. I was asked if I would take her to hospital as she was dying. They were going to put her in the back f my pickup! I obviously said no. She sat inside my pickup.

 

What's "unusual" about it? This sort of thing is quite common these days.