Man falls to death after argument with girlfriend

Rescue workers with the body of Pudis Latthasaksiri, 34, who fell to his death on Rama IX Road in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, early Tuesday morning. (Photo from the Facebook page of Webthaiday)
Rescue workers with the body of Pudis Latthasaksiri, 34, who fell to his death on Rama IX Road in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, early Tuesday morning. (Photo from the Facebook page of Webthaiday)

A man, 34, fell to his death from an elevated road above Rama IX Road in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, shortly after midnight, reportedly after an argument with his girlfriend.

Police at Makkasan station were informed of the incident about 12.40am. The man's body was found lying on Rama IX Road near Rama IX intersection. He was wearing a black T-shirt and blue shorts.

He was identified as Pudis Latthasaksiri, a native of Suphan Buri province, a salesman for a  telecommunications company.

Nearby, police found a black Mazda car and his crying girlfriend, Praipana Rinprom, 31.

Police said the man had picked Ms Praipana up and they were heading for his home.

They had an argument on the way and the man said he wanted to die. They parked the car on the elevated road, Pudis got out and jumped, falling onto Rama IX Road, Praipana told police.

Police were investigating.

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Vocabulary

  • argument: a conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often angrily - การโต้แย้ง, การแย้ง, การโต้เถียง
  • elevated: raised above the ground, or higher than the surrounding area - ซึ่งอยู่ในระดับที่สูงกว่าสิ่งอื่น
  • incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
  • investigate: to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the truth about it - ตรวจสอบหาความจริง
  • native: connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life - แต่กำเนิด,โดยกำเนิด, พื้นเมือง

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