Picture from responders. CCTV and dash-cam below.

 

A crash outside Wat Don Khwang School in Nakhon Ratchasima has claimed the life of a police officer and young students, leaving 11 others injured, including students and local vendors. The crash occurred at approximately 16:20 on December 23, when a speeding car veered off the road, striking pedestrians near the school entrance.

 

The victim, Police Sub-Lieutenant Wimutt Tansupho, was on duty on his motorcycle and slowing down to stop at the school to assist students, when the vehicle, driven by an allegedly intoxicated man, slammed into him and then into a group of students waiting outside the school. Officer Wimutt sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

 

Eyewitnesses described the horrifying scene. “The car was travelling at an extremely high speed,” one witness said. “It struck the students and the officer, pushing them into a wall. It was chaos.”

 

The driver, identified as 62-year-old Mr Thanet, reportedly admitted to consuming beer before the crash. Emergency responders found him trapped inside the wreckage of his silver saloon car, which had collided with a school boundary wall. Though he sustained minor injuries, authorities noted his slurred speech and erratic behaviour at the scene. A breathalyser test proved positive for being over for drink driving limit.

 

 

Among the injured were 11 people, including male and female students and nearby vendors. Emergency medical teams transported five victims each to Maharaj Hospital and P.Prat Hospital, while one person was sent to Bangkok Hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima. Injuries ranged from minor to severe, with many undergoing further treatment.

 

During the night of December 23, it was announced that one of the students had died from their injuries, but no further details were released.

 

Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle had been travelling from a military celebration in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Second Army Region headquarters towards the driver’s home in Buriram province. It ploughed through parked vehicles, motorbikes, and pedestrians before crashing into the school wall.

 

During questioning, the driver reportedly told officers, “Calm down, I’m not a murderer,” prompting outrage among witnesses. Authorities are now conducting a full investigation to determine whether alcohol or other factors contributed to the crash.

 

In a statement, local officials expressed condolences to the family of Police Sub-Lieutenant Wimutt Tansupho, who died while safeguarding children. A spokesperson added that the tragic incident underscores the urgent need for improved traffic safety measures near schools.

 

The road near Wat Don Khwang School was closed as police collected evidence and clear debris as the investigation continues.

 

-- 2024-12-24

 

 

Caution video below contains scenes of the collision.

 

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The driver, identified as 62-year-old Mr Thanet, reportedly admitted to consuming beer before the crash.

Another 62 in jail, please🙏

Hope he gets a sentence for Life+. Vehicular Manslaughter. RIP to those killed by him. 

Must be a complete nobody.........breathalysed at the scene.

7 minutes ago, jcmj said:

Hope he gets a sentence for Life+. Vehicular Manslaughter. RIP to those killed by him. 

 

100%.....people literally get away with murder in their cars.

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The driver, identified as 62-year-old Mr Thanet, reportedly admitted to consuming beer before the crash. Emergency responders found him trapped inside the wreckage of his silver saloon car, which had collided with a school boundary wall. Though he sustained minor injuries, authorities noted his slurred speech and erratic behaviour at the scene. A breathalyser test proved positive for being over for drink driving limit.

Jail the bastard.

Heartbreaking videos.

Whip him and lock him up for life.

Guess he is a military or an ex-military and escapes normal trial.
Will get a military soft treatment.
The day before Christmas, "Slow down, I am not a murder".

Again, further and unnecessary tragic loss of life due to the continued lack of enforcement of one of Thailands major issues - DUI. 

 

 

Also, a lack of defensive riding by the Policeman to slow down to a near stop like that in the middle of a driving lane - thats not to victim blame, but highlight the dangers of making ourselves so vulnerable when out riding. 

 

 

Ironically, the lack of police real enforcement of the laws gives drivers here a sense of immunity while driving on these roads.

 

And again and again we have to get this pinch in the heart upon seeing the results.

 

I have been told by a policeman not to walk on the side of the road to get to a store, or as to exercise. Too dangerous.

But the culture is like that here. Certainly too lax, but from what I see on the roads in the US, might be too stringent there.

Which one do we prefer?

And more so, how is it that a society cannot get it right, just in the middle, so that more people can make it home or not be harassed on the roads by uniformed people.

Oh well, dreaming again...

The police should have freed him from his car and then left him alone with the parents of the children he injured.