A tragic car accident in Chon Buri province on Sunday night claimed the lives of a couple and left their two children injured. The incident occurred on Suk Prayun Road in Phan Thong district when a white sedan crashed into a power pole.

 

The accident resulted in the deaths 41 year old Siraphop and his 41 year old wife, Natchareeya. Emergency responders found their two children injured in the backseat of the vehicle.

 

A pickup truck, parked nearby, sustained rear-end damage, which police officers believe was caused by the sedan before it collided with the power pole.

 

 

The children informed rescuers that their parents had been arguing loudly before the crash. According to their account, their father was driving when their mother suddenly grabbed and pulled the handbrake, causing the car to spin out of control. The vehicle then struck the parked pickup truck and subsequently hit the power pole.

 

To protect the children’s privacy, authorities have withheld the family’s full names. The police investigation into the accident is ongoing, reported Bangkok Post.

 

By Sarishti Arora

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Full story: The Thaiger 2024-07-22

 

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13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The children informed rescuers that their parents had been arguing loudly before the crash. According to their account, their father was driving when their mother suddenly grabbed and pulled the handbrake, causing the car to spin out of control.

Wow.

Here is the Department of Highways report on this crash.

 

I recall a baht bus crash some years ago when multiple children were killed when the driver and his wife had an altercation.

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The children informed rescuers that their parents had been arguing loudly before the crash. According to their account, their father was driving when their mother suddenly grabbed and pulled the handbrake, causing the car to spin out of control. The vehicle then struck the parked pickup truck and subsequently hit the power pole.

Two children in the back listening to two more i the front.

There you go, stupid is what stupid does? Sad for the kids , but what is done is done?

On 7/23/2024 at 9:24 AM, bbbbooboo said:

There you go, stupid is what stupid does? Sad for the kids , but what is done is done?

 

As they day here, dead id dead.