64-Year-Old Woman Killed by Passing Train in Incident in Ayutthaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A 64-year-old woman lost her life in a  train incident on the evening of November 29, after stepping off one train and being struck by another traveling in the opposite direction.

 

At approximately 18:30, Pol. Lt. Col. Thawatchai Janruang, an investigator from Phachi Police Station, received a report of the fatal collision near Ban Don Klang Station in Krajiw Subdistrict, Phachi District, Ayutthaya Province. The woman was struck by a Chiang Mai-Bangkok train as she stepped off a Bangkok- Lopburi train. Her body was dragged over 100 metres along the tracks. Police, rescue workers from Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Foundation, and a medical examiner arrived at the scene to investigate.

 

The accident occurred in an unlit area near the train station. The victim, identified as Mrs. Noppawan (surname withheld), was a resident of Moo 7, Prakaew Subdistrict, Phachi District. Her body was found severely mutilated, with dismembered limbs and body parts scattered across the tracks. Rescue workers collected the remains and placed them in black bags for transport to the Pathum Thani Institute of Forensic Science for further examination.

 

Mr. Somjet a 50-year-old relative of the victim, revealed that Mrs. Noppawan lived with her daughter in Bangkok and routinely returned home every Friday by train. She typically arrived at Ban Don Klang Station at 18:40, where family members would pick her up. On this occasion, however, her family arrived to the devastating sight of her death.

 

Witnesses stated that Mrs. Noppawan stepped off the train on the right-hand side, while other passengers disembarked on the left. At the same moment, the Chiang Mai-Bangkok train passed through the station on the right-hand track. The area was poorly lit, and Mrs. Noppawan may not have seen the approaching train in the darkness, leading to the tragic collision.

The train involved briefly stopped to gather details before continuing its journey to deliver passengers. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident, including interviewing witnesses and reviewing evidence, to determine the exact circumstances.

 

-- 2024-11-30