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Rayong: Police bigwig stops to help stricken German pensioner 


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Rayong: Police bigwig stops to help stricken German pensioner 
 
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Caption: So who was he then?
 
Locals in downtown Rayong were impressed when a police dignitary in a ceremonial white suit stopped to give first aid to a German pensioner who had been knocked off his bicycle. 
 
Pol Maj Thanathip Jitrakhanee of the Rayong tourist police just happened to be passing after attending an alms giving ceremony. 
 
A 76 year old German man was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a motorcycle ridden by a thirty three year old ice factory worker from Myanmar. 
 
The German suffered an injury to his leg. The motorcycle rider was slightly injured.
 
The accident happened around 9 am near a local fruit market in the eastern seaboard city. Muang Rayong police are investigating.
 
Source: Sanook
 
 
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It is perhaps news because of the perceived rarity that people stop and help when there is an accident or someone is hurt. 

 

This is not so in my experience, when someone is 'mildly hurt' there are plenty of people who come out to help. But, knowledge of First Aid is extremely limited amongst Thailands population, thus whenever there is a more serious injury people may not be able to help or are scared to help, they rely on the prompt arrival of the body-snatchers to throw the injured party into the back of a pickup and race them to the nearest hospital (where they would get paid). 

 

Regardless, someone stopped and helped. His Uniform drew attention and he was identified as a Police Major in the Tourist Police. He did well to stop, hopefully this news will encourage others to help when they can. 

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

It would be even more impressive he was to do his job in tackling the daily road carnage.

Pol Maj Thanathip Jitrakhanee of the Rayong tourist police 

 

don't think tackling the daily road carnage is part of the tourist police job

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12 hours ago, webfact said:

A 76 year old German man was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a motorcycle ridden by a thirty three year old ice factory worker from Myanmar. 

 

'wonder what kind of ice they make...  The cold and wet kind, or the powdery kind?

 

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