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Patient dies after motorist obstructs ambulance

A motorist parks his car in front of an ambulance on the way to pick up a critically patient, forcing it to stop, in Muang district, Samut Prakan. The patient later died. (Capture from ChannelOne31 TV)

SAMUT PRAKAN: A motorist who obstructed an ambulance rushing to pick up a patient faces another serious charge on top of drink-driving after the 46-year-old man died.

Police from Muang police station were called to a house at soi Witthayu Kanbin in tambon Thai Banmai around 10pm on Tuesday.

They had received a complaint that a motorist, apparently under the influence of alcohol, had cut in front of an ambulance on the way to pick up a patient, forced it to stop and then berated the crew.

They found a group of rescue workers had gathered in front of the house, where a Toyota car with Bangkok licence plates…

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