Woman dies in Bangkok car plunge

Woman dies in Bangkok car plunge

A woman died after her car hit a barrier on the third floor of The Mall Bangkapi’s parking structure and plunged to the ground, slamming into the pavement upside down Tuesday.

(Jor Sor 100 photo)

Police identified the woman as Supaporn Wiangnak, 35, an employee at Phillip Securities (Thailand) Pcl. Her body was found in the overturned Honda Civic. Rescuers used cutting tools to pull her out of the wrecked vehicle, but she was already dead, police said.

Witness Pranee Chanhorm, 46, said she was driving her car in section 3A to exit the mall at about 5.30pm when she heard a loud noise caused by a vehicle’s brakes from section 3B.  She then saw Supaporn’s car coming fast down the 3B ramp before it forcefully rammed into her car.  The Civic went on to hit another two vehicles and then collided with the car park’s barrier before breaking through.

Lat Phrao investigator police Pol Capt Mondej Manab said Supaporn’s husband recently took the car for repair and it was possible that the accelerator may have got stuck, resulting in the driver losing control. Police planned to question her husband and the mechanic who fixed the car, he said.

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