The accident happened at 6pm, a busy time on the so-called “food street” in the heart of the Lang Suan downtown district. The phad thai (Thai-style noodle) vendor, Kanchana Thetpithak, 64, was severely injured and was rushed to the Lang Suang hospital. Samart said his pickup first hit a motorcycle parked on the roadside in front of a Bangkok Bank branch and kept on moving for 50 metres. It then smashed into the roadside shop as well as hitting a wooden pole of Kanchana’s 100-year-old house, causing the front shade to collapse and scattering tables, chairs, pans and other cooking utensils. Samart said the popular phad thai shop was on his mind when he was driving because he is a regular patron.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 09, 2018 02:26 UTC