SAMUT PRAKAN -- An elderly woman was killed after being run over by a pickup truck which was reversing from a soi in Muang district on Saturday night, police said. Pol Capt Non Thongphaeng, a duty officer at Samrong Nua police station, said the incident occurred at about 8pm in Soi Dam Samrong 42 in tambon Samrong Nua. Jakrin Hemhong, 26, the driver of the pickup truck which was modified as a container, said the incident took place after he drove the vehicle into the soi to visit a relative. In the middle of the soi, the man said he found a vehicle was blocking the way. When he got out, he saw that the pickup had run over a woman, who was identified as Samniang Ruenrom, 79, who lived in Moo 3 village in tambon Samrong Nua.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 06:12 UTC