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Fatal accident in Sri Racha as storm rips PTT signboard from mountings

Picture courtesy of The Pattaya News

A terrifying incident unfolded in the Sri Racha, Chon Buri district on Wednesday, September 20. A PTT signboard was torn from its mountings by violent winds and heavy rain. In a tragic turn of events, the plummeting signage caused one fatality and inflicted damage on several nearby convenience stores.

The PTT gas station at Pha Daeng branch was the scene of this unfortunate occurrence. Personnel working at the gas station reported that the imposing signboard at the entrance was ripped free by the force of the tempest, wreaking havoc in its downward path.

The victim of this calamitous accident was later identified as 65 year old man, Sawat Manoi. He was discovered in his pickup truck, unconscious and severely injured, after the signboard had crashed down onto his vehicle. Despite the immediate efforts of the local rescue team to extract Sawat…

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