At 11:54 a.m. on December 27, 2022, Lt. Col. Kiattisak Kerdchoke, the investigating inspector of Sai Yok Police Station, was informed that there were foreign tourists. The train fell under a railway bridge in front of Tham Sae. therefore coordinating a central task force Pitakkarn Foundation, a doctor on duty at Sai Yok Hospital, went to the scene with Mr. Neramit. yellow body blue Sai Yok District Chief Mr. Kittikhun Inboon Sai Yok District Clerk Wichit Oyam Deputy Inspector of Kanchanaburi Tourist Police Dr. Kirada Lamkowarat Tourism and Sports, Kanchanaburi Province, Sai Yok District Administration Department
The accident scene was a railroad during the Tham Krasae period. There is a wooden bridge along the cliff, 10-15 meters high, with tourists, both Thai and foreigners, thatched events. While officials from both the Railway and the Pitakarn Foundation Abseiling down with a stretcher to transport the large body of the deceased Very overweight, known as Mr.PATRICK WARD, 45 years old, New Zealand nationality, wearing a cream-colored short-sleeved T-shirt. black shorts Wearing sneakers, broken neck, bruises on both arms, no open wounds, put on a stretcher and tie a rope, use a pulley to lift it up for regarding 10 minutes, put the body weighing 200 kg on a tram. Send an autopsy and keep the body at Sai Yok Hospital, waiting to coordinate with the embassy to inform relatives in New Zealand.
Mr. Prairat Butdawong, 70 years old, the owner of the JRT tour, recalled the incident. As the train runs through the linedeath railway which is a popular spot for tourists to travel and take pictures while taking care of the tour passengers in carriage 1 and carriage 2, at that moment the tourists opened the door Therefore informing tourists that now they cannot come out, do not open the door strictly. If you want to take a picture, take it from the window of the train. But when he was regarding to walk to see the door of the second carriage, it appeared that this tourist had walked to the door of the 2nd carriage and opened it. The door handle is like taking a picture. It was when the train was regarding to turn and twist causing it to fall over. which since working on tours with trains since 2004 until now This event is the first case. where tourists fall under a bridge on the Death Railway for not obeying If obedient and does not open the door It will not happen like this.
On the side of Mr. Panu Kongperm, a train 257 diesel 4307 length 8 bogies, said that at 11:54 a.m., the car ran on time. and the railway has a working standard has always alerted passengers in the train In the Krasae cave area, tourists like to take pictures. We will focus a lot on this point in terms of safety. But the little officer is responsible for 3-4 carriages, which he has already notified. After walking back to the second and third cars, he heard that tourists had missed the bus. circumstantial witness said The train car doors are closed. But the tourists opened the door and walked down, where this group of tourists came from the River Kwai Bridge Station.
While the police initially investigated, they knew that The deceased stayed at a hotel on Khao San Road, Bangkok, visiting Kanchanaburi alone. Buy travel tickets with the tour group. have a tour guide Passengers come with the first 257-carriage train when it arrives at the Tham Krasae Railway Station. The security officer has publicized all train bogeys, closed the doors and walked to inspect. All doors are closed. So the driver can Sailing through the Krasae Cave area When passing the curve, was informed by passengers that there were tourists.missed the train For this tour trip, we will get off at Tham Krasae station. Eat food provided by the tour and then take the train back to Kanchanaburi
