Police Officer and Wife Killed in Songkhla Car Crash

Picture from responders.

A road crash in Songkhla has claimed the lives of a police officer and his wife, while their two children sustained injuries.

The incident occurred at 14:10 on 15 March when rescue services in Songkhla were alerted to a serious crash near the U-turn bridge in Ban Nam Krajai, on Lopburi Ramesuan Road in Phawong subdistrict, Mueang Songkhla district. Emergency responders, including paramedics from Songkhla Hospital and multiple rescue teams, rushed to the scene along with Pol. Lt. Col. Thapanan Akkarakantrakorn from Songkhla City Police Station.

At the crash site, authorities discovered an Isuzu four-door pickup truck, registered in Betong, which had collided with a concrete pillar beneath the bridge. The front of the vehicle was severely damaged.

Inside the wreckage, four people were found, Pol. Sgt. Maj. Ibrahim Darohing, 50, an officer from Betong Police Station, his wife, and their two children, a boy and a girl. Pol. Sgt. Maj. Ibrahim had been driving, with his wife in the passenger seat and their children in the back.

Emergency teams worked desperately to resuscitate both Pol. Sgt. Maj. Ibrahim and his wife, who were unresponsive and critically injured. Their two children sustained minor injuries and were quickly transported to Songkhla Hospital. Despite the doctors’ best efforts, the police officer and his wife succumbed to their injuries.

Initial investigations revealed that the family had been travelling from Betong to Hat Yai to collect their children before continuing to Songkhla.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.

-- 2025-03-16