28 Year old Female Garbage Collector killed in Sattahip Road crash

SATTAHIP:--A 28 year old female garbage collector was killed following an early morning road accident on the Sukhumvit Road in Sattahip on Tuesday.

Police and rescue services were called to the road, in front of the Navy House Village just after 6.30am. Lying on the road close to the garbage truck was the badly deformed body of Khun Piyawan aged 28 who was reportedly standing at the rear of the truck when a pick-up slammed into her and came to rest at the side of the road.

The family of the deceased woman soon arrived and her Father collapsed out of shock and was taken to Hospital. The victim’s Mother who also works as a garbage collector and a further work colleague were also struck by the pick-up and were rushed to the Queen Sirigit Hospital where they currently remain in a serious condition.

The pick-up driver, Khun Choochart aged 45 remained at the scene and claimed he was driving from Pattaya to his home in Sattahip.

Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/68480/28-year-female-garbage-collector-killed-sattahip-road-crash/

-- Pattaya One 2012-12-18

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I am still getting my head round the reporting. Quote: The driver claimed he was driving home.

Er ........................... he hit the truck on the Pattaya to Sattahip Road. Travelling towards Sattahip. he lives in .............. you guessed it - Sattahip.

He hit the garbage truck and 3 people.

How small are garbage trucks in the Pattaya area as I know the place is lined with rubbish. Maybe they need to be bigger. The size of Tower blocks so that killer Thai drivers on drugs, drink or simply falling asleep may be able to see them.

The time of the accident, early morning, makes it relevent ass to where the driver had been and what he had been doing. A factor being his state of alertness and whether this was reckless driving.

A young woman lost her life. The body was badly injured and the father arrives and sees this.

Bad enough then to cause the man to collapse.

It was an accident.

Aren't they all?

One that needn't have happened.

It' such a waste of life and so devastating for that one family.

Edited December 19, 201213 yr by Rimmer
Unnecessarily insensitive