Couple Killed In Hit-And-Run, 4-Month-Old Son Survives

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Couple killed in hit-and-run, 4-month-old son survives

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- Both parents of a 4-month-old boy died last night after a hit-and-run driver struck their motorbike in Chalong.

The baby boy, who was also on the motorbike, suffered no serious injuries.

Lt Col Boonlert Onklang of the Chalong Police rushed to the scene with officers from the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization tourist rescue center and Phuket Ruamjai Foundation rescue workers after receiving the report at about 8pm.

The officers arrived at the crowded scene, about 20 meters from the entrance to Soi Taied on Chao Fa East Road, to find the parents dead on the road.

Police have named the parents, both of whom were dressed in white for the Vegetarian Festival, as Surasak Chaichana, 21, and Roongnapha Pikulthong, also 21.

Officers found the baby boy crying, but uninjured, not far from the parent’s bodies. However, the infant was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for physical examination to ensure that there was no internal injury.

Witnesses told police that the family was riding on a black Honda Scoopy scooter southbound on Chao Fa East Road when a 10-wheeled truck struck the motorbike from behind and sped off.

The pair hit their heads on the road and died, witnesses told the police.

Quick action by police led to the arrest of the truck driver, named as Udom Sae-ied, 25.

Udom was charged for the hit-and-run, driving without a license and causing death by reckless driving.

The family was returning home from visiting a shrine in Phuket Town when the accident happened, relatives of the deceased told police.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2012-10-18

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No license driving a 10 wheeler. Hope the company is held responsible.

[Somtamnication]

Saw it happen. I was at Steveos eating a burger. Horrible. RIP

[Shot]

Two young parents dead, and a 4 month old baby boy, who will never know his parents. All because some non-licensed moron was allowed to get behind the wheel of a large truck. Sad, very sad.

[LivinginKata]

Quite shocking, young 21 year old couple dead. Baby orphaned. 25 year old 10 wheeler driver with no licence. Shocking.

[NamKangMan]

Very sad story. It's a miracle the baby survived.

One can only imagine the death this driver may have caused if he hit a bus full of tourists.

[NomadJoe]

It's an absolute shame the way minibuses, cemet mixers, taxi's, black Fortuners etc etc are driven with absolute disregard for motorbike riders. I had an illegal black taxi (black Fortuner) drift into me while in the bike lane just the other day not far from where this happened happened. I honked at him but he kept coming. I barely managed to squeak by his front bumper to narrowly avoiding being forced off the road into a ditch. Then he started honking back at me for some reason, then drove up next to me and swerved repeatedly at me almost hitting me. It's a good thing I don't carry a gun, I could have shot and killed this guy in self defense. I would have done the world a favor.