Child Dies in SUV Crash on Chiang Mai Mountainside

[Georgealbert]

Pictures from responders.

 

A 35-year-old man’s camping trip with his family ended in heartbreak when their vehicle overturned and fell down a ravine in Ban Muang Khum, Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai. The crash claimed the life of his nine-year-old son and left several others injured.

 

The crash took place on the steep ascent to Doi San Pha Pae, approximately 5 kilometres from Doi Mon Jam, at approximately 17.00 on December 22. Police from Mae Rim Station and rescue teams were alerted and arrived with cutting tools to aid the injured.

 

At the scene, a KIA SUV was found overturned, lodged in a bamboo grove about 15 metres down a hillside. A female passenger was trapped inside the vehicle and was rescued using specialised equipment. She was later sent to hospital for treatment.

 

Tragically, the nine-year-old boy was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and died at the scene. His devastated father was found grieving inconsolably.

 

 

Eyewitness Ms Natthida, 32, reported that she was riding a motorcycle behind the SUV when the vehicle struggled to ascend the steep, 1.5-kilometre incline. The SUV rolled backwards, colliding with her motorcycle before losing control and tumbling down into the ravine.

 

The SUV was carrying seven passengers, including the father, mother, their son, and relatives. They were en route to a camping site at the Doi San Pha Pae viewpoint. The steep slope of the road is believed to have contributed to the vehicle’s inability to ascend, leading to the fatal accident.

 

Local authorities continue to investigate the incident.

 

-- 2024-12-23

 

 

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

all  occupants of course were wearing seatnelts said the inconsolable Father

[flyingtlger]

RIP young lad 🙏.......