Atsadang Ruay-ajin, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control. (Department of Disease Control photo)
SING BURI: Atsadang Ruay-ajin, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), collapsed while taking part in a mini-marathon event in this central province and died later in hospital on Sunday morning, according to media reports. He was 59.
The province’s 4th Mini- and Half-Marathon was held at the Bang Rachan Memorial Park in Bang Rachan district on Sunday morning.
Dr Atsadang collapsed during the run and lost consciousness, media reported, citing a press release from the provincial public health office.
Doctors provided him with first-aid treatment on the spot before rushing him to the Khai Bang Rachan Hospital at 6am. There, doctors tried to save his life by…
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