NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A man returning home from a party was killed when his vehicle crashed into a concrete fence outside a rescue foundation in Muang district early Sunday morning.
The fatal crash on Therd Prakiat Road in tambon Pak Nakhon was reported to police about 2.30am. His white Mitsubishi Pajero hit the concrete wall outside the People Unity rescue foundation.
The driver was killed by the impact. Rescuers had to use a hydraulic spreader to free his body from the crushed and flattened vehicle, trapped between the steering wheel and the driver’s seat. The driver was identified as Winwit Liawpatanapong, 38, of Moo 5 in tambon Tha Sak, Muang district.
Police said Winwit worked at a bank. He had partied with friends at an eatery in Muang district. After the party, he drove home alone.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicle was travelling at speed, the driver appered to lose control and it crashed in the concrete fence outside the foundation.
