Two dead outside downtown Bangkok park after Thai woman falls asleep at the wheel

[webfact]

Two dead outside downtown Bangkok park after Thai woman falls asleep at the wheel 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two motorcyclists were killed and another two people injured after a 32 year old Thai woman driving a Yaris fell asleep at the wheel outside the entrance to Benjakitti Park on Ratchadapisek Road heading towards Asoke yesterday evening. 

 

Thong Lo police, RuamKatanyu rescue and Chulalongkorn medical services found the Yaris smashed into the back of a parked Pajero.

 

Sakhon, 42, the rider of a Honda Mio and Theerapong, 29, a Grab Food delivery man on a PCX were both dead at the scene.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two other injured people were taken to Camillian and BNH hospitals. The dead were taken to Chula.

 

Dash cam footage from the Yaris showed that the driver had plowed into Sakhon without braking then hit Theerapong and another bike.

 

Parichat, 32, said she was tired and fell asleep at the wheel. 

 

Police are gathering evidence and no charges have yet been made, reported Daily News.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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[worgeordie]

It's  known, Thai's can fall asleep anywhere, but they should

not be doing it while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle,

RIP  those killed 

regard Worgeordie 

 

[bkk6060]

I bet she was on her phone. Rarely those involved in accidents ever want to admit it.

[bluesofa]

25 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police are gathering evidence and no charges have yet been made,

I'd guess the evidence they are gathering could be to discover the financial wealth of the driver, in order to determine whether she should be charged.

 

Ferr-ar-i know it could be the same as another case still in the news.

 

[trainman34014]

If she wasn't distracted by her phone whilst driving then the chances are that she had been up part or most of the night playing with the blasted thing.  We have Young Women living nearby who complain of being tired all day but when asked why they laugh and say they were on their phone's most of the night.  Personally i just can't imagine what could be so riveting on anyone's phone to make them want to do that...madness !

[marin]

3 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

If she wasn't distracted by her phone whilst driving then the chances are that she had been up part or most of the night playing with the blasted thing.  We have Young Women living nearby who complain of being tired all day but when asked why they laugh and say they were on their phone's most of the night.  Personally i just can't imagine what could be so riveting on anyone's phone to make them want to do that...madness !

Wow one hell of a stereotype without a shred of evidence. Well done.

[Bangkok Barry]

If you are concentrating as you should be while driving your potential killing machine you do not fall asleep.

[EVENKEEL]

2 hours ago, marin said:

Wow one hell of a stereotype without a shred of evidence. Well done.

She killed 2 people due to her ??????, she deserves a bit of stereotyping....

[Pravda]

8 hours ago, worgeordie said:

It's  known, Thai's can fall asleep anywhere, but they should

not be doing it while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle,

RIP  those killed 

regard Worgeordie 

 

 

Noted 

[cardinalblue]

Such BS story....never accountable for reckless driving behavior...

 

falling asleep seems to be an accepted excuse i this culture...

[red roger]

13 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

She killed 2 people due to her ??????, she deserves a bit of stereotyping....

Yeah right. That'll hold up in court. Jeez!