Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 57-year-old man lost his life after the car he was driving plunged into a canal in Nonthaburi province on the evening of 15 May.

 

The incident occurred at approximately 20:00, near a U-turn point under the Khlong Lak Khon Bridge in the Lahan subdistrict of Bang Bua Thong. Officers from Bang Bua Thong Police Station received a report of a vehicle submerged in the canal and immediately coordinated with rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

 

Upon arrival, emergency personnel found a Toyota sedan submerged in the water. Rescue workers, assisted by bystanders, managed to retrieve the driver from the vehicle. The man, later identified as Mr Neti, 57, was unresponsive and showed no pulse. CPR was administered for over 30 minutes, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Shortly after, the victim’s wife and daughter arrived and informed authorities that Mr Neti had several underlying health conditions, including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and a history of brain surgery due to a cerebral haemorrhage. Earlier that evening, he had left home saying he was going out to buy food, but did not return.

 

Concerned by his unusually long absence, his family checked his vehicle’s GPS tracker, which indicated the signal was lost near the bridge, not far from their home. They drove out to the location and found emergency services already attempting to rescue him.

 

According to his wife, Mr Neti would occasionally suffer seizures brought on by severe headaches. It is suspected that he may have had a seizure and lost consciousness while driving, causing the car to veer off the road and into the canal.

 

An investigation is ongoing to confirm the exact cause of the crash.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-17.

 

 

 

'....... had several underlying health conditions, including epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and a history of brain surgery due to a cerebral haemorrhage.'

 

An accident waiting to happen, no way should he have been driving a vehicle.

Mind boggling he has a license!