Mother-in-Law Killed as Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel; Baby Survives in Car Seat

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures from responders.

 

A road crash occurred on the morning of 12 April, on Highway 24 in Buriram province when a 27-year-old man, driving his family back to Sisaket, reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle then veered off the road and overturned in the central reservation, resulting in the death of his mother-in-law. Remarkably, his six-month-old baby, securely fastened in a car seat, survived without injury.

 

The crash took place at approximately 07:20, on the inbound lane between Prakhon Chai and Nang Rong districts. Lieutenant Wasan Sae-Tang, deputy investigator at Prakhon Chai Police Station, responded to the scene, along with rescue units from Baan Song Muang, Sawang Chanya Dhamma Foundation (Prakhon Chai unit), and Ruam Katanyu Foundation.

 

Emergency responders discovered a white Mazda 2 overturned in the central reservation of the four-lane highway. Household belongings were scattered around the crash site. Inside the wreckage, a woman identified as Mrs. Kanokorn, 53, from Prang Ku district, Sisaket province, was found unresponsive. Despite efforts by rescue workers to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Also in the vehicle were Mr. “Oo” 27-year-old the driver, and his wife, Ms. “Yui” aged 25. Both were wearing seatbelts and escaped without injury. Their six-month-old son, was found safely secured in a rear-facing car seat and was unharmed, not even showing signs of any scratches.

According to the driver’s account, the family was en route to the mother-in-law’s home in Sisaket when he momentarily dozed off, causing the vehicle to swerve off the road and overturn.

 

Initial police investigations indicate that all passengers, except for the deceased, were wearing proper restraints. It is believed that the lack of a seatbelt contributed to the fatal outcome, as the impact forcefully threw the victim around the inside of the vehicle.

 

-- 2025-04-13

 

[bdenner]

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Their six-month-old son, was found safely secured in a rear-facing car seat and was unharmed, not even showing signs of any scratches.

Sad loss of life (no seat belt?) BUT well done for the baby capsule. But alas, as with motor cycle helmets = will still be ignored by the general public.

[flyingtlger]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

resulting in the death of his mother-in-law

 

That's one way of getting your mother-in-law out of your life ........