webfact Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Police today discovered the dead body of a Canadian man under the platform of Chet Samian Railway Station in the central province of Ratchaburi. This discovery followed a missing person report filed yesterday, March 20. A group of foreigners lodged a missing persons report at Banpong Police Station yesterday, saying that their Canadian friend, 26 year old Ralph Joseph Ryan, disappeared while they were on train No. 168, travelling from Bangkok to the southern provinces of Chumphon and Trang. According to the friends, Ryan separated from them to smoke cigarettes outside the train carriage when they reached Ratchaburi province. It was his habit to stand at the train door while smoking. However, Ryan did not return after 30 minutes. The friends decided to stop at Baan Kluay Station to seek help from the police when he did not return. Police officers and railway authorities set out a search party for Ryan but could not locate him. The friends tracked his last known location near Klong Bang Tarn Station in the Banpong district of Ratchaburi province using his phone signal. Despite conducting searches from Klong Bang Tarn Station and other stations, officers could not find the missing man. Photaram Police Station later received a report from the leader of a platform construction team that one of his workers stumbled upon the Canadian man beneath the platform of Chet Samian Station in Ratchaburi province. Falling off train The worker informed the police that he usually napped in the gap beneath the platform every afternoon. He went there today and was shocked to see a dead body. Ryan was found shirtless, wearing dark blue shorts, with his wallet and ID card in his trouser pocket. Nearby were his flip-flops and headphones. He had a major wound on his left leg, and blood strains were presented on the platform. Police suspect that Ryan might have accidentally fallen off the train, with his leg striking the platform causing severe injury and blood loss. They believed ongoing construction at the station might have contributed to his fall. A concrete structure projecting from the platform potentially hit his leg while he was smoking at the train door, causing his fall and injury. Officers also believed that Ryan might have sought refuge in the gap beneath the platform to avoid being hit by the train. However, due to his severe injury, he could not get out of the gap. His body has been transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy. The State Railway of Thailand prohibits smoking on trains and at train stations. There are no designated smoking areas on trains, leading many passengers to smoke at train doors or open windows, violating the rules. Photo via One 31 by Petch Petpailin Photo via One 31 Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-22 - Discover how Cigna Insurance can protect you with a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment. For more information on expat health insurance click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAFETY FIRST Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 34 minutes ago, webfact said: worker informed the police that he usually napped in the gap beneath the platform every afternoon Not a bad job, able to have a nap every afternoon. 1 6 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Deserted Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 Poor soul 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pi Tao Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 RIP 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JimMfromUSA Posted March 21 Popular Post Share Posted March 21 Smoking claims another victim. 3 1 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Land of the unusual colorful ways to die here vol 6 is now on sale 🤔Rip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Enjoying a smoke and the view... then !!! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Not a bad job, able to have a nap every afternoon. Perhaps only a Thai could sleep under the platform a few feet from passing trains. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, Old Croc said: Perhaps only a Thai could sleep under the platform a few feet from passing trains. I guess you've never been to Indonesia. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Just now, Lemsta69 said: I guess you've never been to Indonesia. No more than about 18 times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 Just one little problem. If he tried to stop the bleeding with his shirt, they would have found it. However, they report that he was found shirtless. Did he travel by train without a shirt? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dinsdale Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 (edited) So far many of above posts are discraceful. The bloke died. An avoidable death for sure but that wasn't the outcome. Edited March 22 by dinsdale 3 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 8 minutes ago, dinsdale said: So far many of above posts are discraceful. The bloke died. An avoidable death for sure but that wasn't the outcome. And yet your priority was to attack others, and censure the victim for not avoiding his fate, without managing so much as a RIP. 1 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 29 minutes ago, Old Croc said: No more than about 18 times. Your comment suggests otherwise. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 (edited) I don't think we've ever had a falling off train death, had plenty of hit by train stories or drunk run over by train but never a falling off. He's avoided balconies and conscription and it was the 168 to Chumphon that got him in the end. Very sad indeed at such a young age. I'd like to see a photo of the apparent construction intrusion that may have contributed to his fall and fatality. RIP young man. Edited March 22 by steven100 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 50 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Land of the unusual colorful ways to die here vol 6 is now on sale 🤔Rip RIP to the poor man who lost his life for whatever reason. Police today discovered the dead body of a Canadian man under the platform of Chet Samian Railway Station Considering the above, I cant understand the above quoted response. Edited March 22 by ravip Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Not a bad job, able to have a nap every afternoon. The 1st thought that occurred to me after declaring, yesterday, that Thais have no work ethic forcing the country to rely on exploiting foreign workers. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: Your comment suggests otherwise. Is that because my comment was about the country where most of us live, where this forum originates, and the death occurred. You found my use of the word "only" upset your sensibilities and needed to be called out. Would it set your world back in balance if I admitted people elsewhere may also be able to sleep near passing trains? Edited March 22 by Old Croc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 26 minutes ago, dinsdale said: So far many of above posts are discraceful. The bloke died. An avoidable death for sure but that wasn't the outcome. He's a smoker. Grim reaper was already sharpening the scythe. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 13 minutes ago, steven100 said: I don't think we've ever had a falling off train death, had plenty of hit by train stories or drunk run over by train but never a falling off. I recall a murder some years ago when the conductor (I think) raped a young girl and threw her from the train to her death. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dinsdale Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 17 minutes ago, Old Croc said: And yet your priority was to attack others, and censure the victim for not avoiding his fate, without managing so much as a RIP. RIP is a religious thing. One can show respect without need of RIP. If by saying that he died from smoking is disrepectful then yes, guilty as charged. If you look a little more carefully at the handful of words in my post I said it was avoidable so this from you pure nonsense: "censure the victim for not avoiding his fate, ...." 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 If only vaping was allowed.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, dinsdale said: RIP is a religious thing. One can show respect without need of RIP. If by saying that he died from smoking is disrepectful then yes, guilty as charged. If you look a little more carefully at the handful of words in my post I said it was avoidable so this from you pure nonsense: "censure the victim for not avoiding his fate, ...." Agree about RIP, missed your show of respect. Noted your attack on other posters. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, Old Croc said: Agree about RIP, missed your show of respect. Noted your attack on other posters. To call out people for being disrespectful in my book is not a personal attack. Simply pointing out that flippant comments when someone has been killed IMO isn't particularly good form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 Thailand ,so many ways to die ,especially if not careful. regards worgeordie 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Should it be found that the construction intrusion attributed to his fall and fatality then one would expect compensation would be forwarded to the family, but TIT so who knows. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 30 minutes ago, brianthainess said: If only vaping was allowed.... Vaping allowed on the trains ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dinsdale Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 16 minutes ago, steven100 said: Should it be found that the construction intrusion attributed to his fall and fatality then one would expect compensation would be forwarded to the family, but TIT so who knows. You are not supposed to sit between carriages. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 3 minutes ago, dinsdale said: You are not supposed to sit between carriages. Construction companies working on SRT facilities are not supposed to leave exposed construction obstacles or intrusions that could cause injury or fatality in situ. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, steven100 said: I don't think we've ever had a falling off train death, had plenty of hit by train stories or drunk run over by train but never a falling off. 27 December 2022 at Kanchanaburi https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/12/27/irish-man-dies-after-falling-from-train-in-thailand/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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