A driver hit and killed a pedestrian crossing a dimly lit Pattaya road on Wednesday night, in Thailand‘s latest road tragedy. Bang Lamung police arrived on the scene in front of Soi Bang Lamung 12 to find the victim, a 46 year old man named Paiboon Tongmo, dead on the road.
The driver, 27 year old Sila Narinnok, was in a state of shock, The Pattaya News reported. Sila was waiting to give his statement to police. The bumper of Sila’s white Ford Everest was damaged.
Sila said he was driving home from work in the right lane. He said the road was very dark, and he only noticed Paiboon crossing the road when it was too late. Sila said he immediately called authorities after hitting Paiboon.
Police examined the car’s dashcam and saw Paiboon trying to run in front of the car…
