Illusive of Nasan was killed by an oncoming practice as he drove his automotive over a railway crossing yesterday in Surat Thani province in southern Thailand. One of 4 limitations was broken.
Kosol Sutthangkun, the sixty three 12 months previous Mayor of Nasan Municipality, was driving residence from a funeral when he was fatally struck by Bangkok – Trang Express Train 84 at a railway crossing close to Ban Nasan Railway Station at eight.17pm.
At 8.30pm, officers from Ban Nasan Police Station and rescue providers arrived on the scene to retrieve Kosol’s physique from his mangled Toyota Fortuner.
Superintendent of Ban Nasan Police Station Pol. Col. Witthawee Paritanon mentioned that a railway employee stationed at the crossing testified that 4 sliding obstacles come throughout the street to dam automobiles when trains move via, but certainly one of them is presently broken.
Mayor Kosol drove onto the tracks but couldn’t exit onto the road because both barriers had been down on the other aspect.
The employee mentioned they tried to warn Mayor Kosol about the oncoming practice with a flashlight, however he didn’t reverse his car in time.
Ban Nasan Railway Station claimed that they’re ready for a technician from Bangkok to come and fix the barrier.
Locals are rightfully outraged and are waiting for the State Railway of Thailand and related departments to make clear the information of this tragic incident in addition to repair the barrier to stop this from occurring again.
Relatives of the deceased and Buddhist monks went to the tracks and performed a chern winnyan ceremony to ask Kosol’s spirit back residence.
Police mentioned they are examining CCTV footage of the incident to help their investigation.
The locomotive was only barely broken within the crash.
In January, greater than 50 locals in Rach Buri province gathered to deliver consideration to a dangerous railway crossing the place there are no lights or limitations in any way..