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UPDATE: Compensation promised after teenage passenger killed in police chase

Following last week’s report of a teenager who was killed after the motorbike she was a passenger on crashed into a police pickup, the police officers have now promised to pay compensation to the victim’s family. No charges have been filed against the police at this stage as the case is still under investigation.

On May 27, a car accident on New Ratchapruek Road in the central province of Pathum Thani was reported. The 18 year old woman, Amonrat Daengpong, was declared dead at the scene, and a male 14 year old motorbike rider, was injured and sent to a hospital.

The victims’ friends, who witnessed the accident, claim that a police pickup was chasing after their friends and intentionally opening the passenger-side door of the pickup to hit the motorbike. The witnesses told police that the opened door crashed into their friends, making the motorbike lose control and slam into a…

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