A test of the driver of the truck, Weerachai Ruengsri, 22, did not detect any traces of alcohol, said Pol Colonel Sa-nga Thirasaranyanon, deputy chief of Ayutthaya police. The minivan’s driver, identified as Charan Aksornsri, 52, was seriously injured in the accident and is receiving treatment at Phranakorn Si Ayutthaya Hospital. The victims were Japanese nationals Kumiko Komeima, 59, Yoshio Komeima, 68, Katsuhiko Narimoto, 65, and Haruka Narimoto, age unknown, and their Thai guide, Piyathip Kruengtai, 35. Sa-nga said police had notified the Foreign Ministry and Japanese Embassy in Thailand. The accident has already made headlines domestically and in Japan due to the number of deaths and because most of the victims were foreigners.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 09, 2017 11:26 UTC