Accident Two Female Interns Killed While Waiting to Meet Father in Cha-am Roadside Crash

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Two young female university interns were killed after being struck by a car while waiting to meet the father of one of the girls outside their workplace in Cha-am, Phetchaburi province.

 

The incident occurred at around 17:50 on 17 May along the inbound lane of Phetkasem Road in Cha-am. Pol. Sub-Lt. Suphasin Wittinanon, an investigator with Cha-am Police Station, along with local rescue teams and doctors from Cha-am Hospital, responded to the scene.

 

The two victims, identified as Ms. Philaiwan, 18, from Mueang District, and Ms. Prapasiri, 18, from Tha Yang District, both in Phetchaburi, were found deceased in a roadside drainage ditch. Nearby, a damaged Toyota sedan with Bangkok registration was discovered nose-down in the same ditch. The car’s windscreen was shattered, and the front end had sustained damage. The driver, Mr. Pannawit, 26, sustained minor injuries.

 

According to preliminary investigations, the deceased were interns at a local business. Earlier that day, Philaiwan’s father had informed her he would be visiting her at work. She requested permission from her supervisor to step outside and wait for him, accompanied by her friend Prapasiri. Mere minutes after leaving the building, the two were struck by the vehicle.

 

Mr. Pannawit admitted to experiencing a sudden blackout, which caused him to lose control of the vehicle and veer off the road, striking both girls and sending them into the drainage canal where they died instantly.

 

Authorities transported the bodies to Cha-am Hospital and detained Mr. Pannawit for questioning. He is facing formal charges while police examine CCTV footage.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-19.

 

 

 

[ChrisY1]

Awful....sorry for the young girls....then the excuses....sudden blackout?? more likely he dropped his phone...! Rotten drivers!