Incidents

Two-year-old child driving SUV runs over two schoolchildren in Thailand

While a mother was distracted in Thailand, her two-year-old son caused a fatal accident

On March 22, a fatal accident occurred in Buriram Province, Thailand, caused by the careless behavior of a two-year-old child. An SUV driven by 43-year-old Pirun Prasertdi suddenly veered into the oncoming lane and collided with a motorcycle driven by 13-year-old Naruemon and nine-year-old Punyaphat. Both children died of their injuries despite the efforts of medics.

Two-year-old child driving SUV runs over two schoolchildren in Thailand
Photo: Photo: Fotodom, source: Shutterstock

The woman herself and her two sons, aged 12 and two respectively, were in the car at the time of the accident. According to Prasertdi, the younger child was sitting in a child seat next to her, but at some point grabbed the steering wheel and turned it while she was talking to her older son. The woman admitted that she only realized what had happened after the airbag hit.

Additional circumstances surrounding the tragedy raised questions for investigators. It turned out that the driver had removed the memory card from her DVR before the trip, and there was no recording of the crash.

Local authorities said the family of the dead schoolchildren, who were raised by their grandmother without parental support, will receive compensation of at least three million baht (about 7.4 million rubles). Prasertdi said she was ready to pay the elderly woman any amount needed to cover the damages, The Thaiger reported.

Earlier, fraudsters defrauded a businessman in Moscow for almost 60 million rubles. Also, a 3-year-old girl in the United States found a gun at home and shot her younger sister.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

'Miraculously alive': mother and daughter from Russia survive balloon crash in UAE

A Russian tourist mother and daughter survived a horrifying incident in Dubai, nearly losing their lives in a balloon crash. The women revealed the details of the incident and their claims against the flight organizers in an interview with the Telegram channel SHOT Check.

'Miraculously alive': mother and daughter from Russia survive balloon crash in UAE
Ahmed Gomaa/XinHua, Source: globallookpress.com

According to one of the victims, the tragic events unfolded on March 23 when Rayna Tours, the tour company responsible for organizing the flight, neglected elementary safety rules and failed to properly brief the passengers. As a result of the fall from a height, the Russian women suffered numerous injuries, including concussion, head contusions, broken ribs and pelvic bones, and are still recovering.

After the incident, Rayna Tours representatives contacted the victims in the hospital and paid for their treatment, promising also to reimburse the cost of the disrupted trip and plane tickets. However, according to the Russian women, full compensation was paid only to the mother, while the daughter had to pay for the change of the departure date herself. In addition, the travel agency has not yet returned the money for the tour itself, which cost them 50 thousand rubles for two people.

Currently, the circumstances of the incident are being investigated by the UAE law enforcement authorities, a criminal case has been opened. It is noteworthy that despite the tragedy, the company Rayna Tours continues to offer flights on balloons, which causes resentment and indignation among the victims.

Meanwhile, Russia continues to search for thousands of missing minors, and Crimean schoolchildren danced on the grave.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

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