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Elderly man struck and killed by ambulance while crossing road

Elderly man struck and killed by ambulance while crossing road

Matichon•Society•6d ago

Reader Briefing

An ambulance responding to a dialysis patient's emergency collided with and tragically killed a 64-year-old man with muscle weakness who was crossing the road on his sidecar motorcycle.

  • •A 64-year-old man with muscle weakness was killed in a collision with an ambulance.
  • •The incident occurred on the Buriram-SatuK road between Rang Ka Village and a private school.
  • •The ambulance was rushing a patient to dialysis at Buriram Hospital when the accident happened.
  • •Eyewitnesses reported the man was crossing the road on his sidecar motorcycle when he was hit.

Overview

  • •On May 7, an accident occurred on the Buriram-SatuK road.
  • •A Ford white ambulance, serving as a 1669 emergency vehicle for Kok Lek Municipality, collided with a motorcycle.
  • •Mr. Suthep Chumphonwong, 64, sustained severe injuries and later died.
  • •The ambulance was reportedly speeding to transport a patient for dialysis at Buriram Hospital.
  • •Mr. Suthep suffered from muscle weakness, controlling his motorcycle with only his right arm.
  • •Mr. Suthep frequently crossed the road to visit his brother-in-law.
  • •A witness reported Mr. Suthep might not have died if he had been physically healthy.
  • •A witness requested that vehicles slow down in the area to prevent future accidents.

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Key Quotes

Kharnishtha
"As far as I know, Mr. Suthep suffers from muscle weakness, only able to control the right arm. If his body were healthy, he might not have died."
เท่าที่ตนทราบนายสุเทพ ป่วยเป็นโรคแขนขาอ่อนแรง บังคับรถได้แค่แขนข้างขวาเท่านั้น ถ้าร่างกายสมบูรณ์อาจจะไม่เสียชีวิต
Kharnishtha
"I want vehicles passing by to slow down to reduce the possibility of accidents."
อยากให้รถที่ขับผ่านไปมาชะลอความเร็ว เพื่อลดการเกิดอุบัติเหตุที่อาจจะเกิดขึ้น

Key Entities

Person

Suthep Chumphonwong(นายสุเทพ ชุมพลวงศ์)
A 64-year-old man with muscle weakness who was killed in a traffic accident involving an ambulance.
Pol. Lt. Col. Wattana Aardsalee(พ.ต.ต.วัฒนา อาจสาลี)
The investigating inspector at the Mueang Buriram Police Station who received the report of the fatal accident.
Kharnishtha(นางสาวขนิษฐา)
An eyewitness who owns a shop opposite the accident scene and provided details about the incident and the victim's condition.

Organization

Mueang Buriram Police Station(สภ.เมืองบุรีรัมย์)
The police station responsible for investigating the fatal traffic accident.
Sawangkanyatham Buriram Rescue Foundation(กู้ภัยสว่างจรรยาธรรมบุรีรัมย์)
The rescue organization that responded to the accident scene.
Kok Lek Municipality(เทศบาลตำบลโคกเหล็ก)
The municipality that operates the emergency ambulance involved in the fatal collision.
Buriram Hospital(โรงพยาบาลบุรีรัมย์)
The hospital where the ambulance was transporting a patient to for dialysis.

Place

Buriram-SatuK Road(สายบุรีรัมย์-สตึก)
The road where the fatal traffic accident between a motorcycle and an ambulance occurred.
Rang Ka Village, Moo 1(บ้านรังกา หมู่ที่ 1)
The location near a private school on the Buriram-SatuK road where the fatal accident took place.