Loyal dog found guarding body of truck driver in Samut Prakan

A 43 year old container truck driver was found dead in a worker dormitory in Samut Prakan yesterday, January 6, with his loyal dog lying quietly outside the door.

Police from Bang Phli Police Station were alerted to the death and arrived at the truck yard dormitory in Bang Chalong subdistrict alongside rescue workers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation.

Inside the room, they discovered the body of a man identified as Aphinan, a truck driver from Udon Thani province, lying on his side on a mattress. Near the door, his pet dog, Jao Pao, was found lying outside the door, refusing to leave its owner’s side.

Dailynews reported that there were no visible injuries or signs of struggle on the body, and police believe the man had been dead for at least eight hours before he was found.

Co-workers told officers that Aphinan had no known health issues or drug problems. He had been drinking with friends the night before, but did not appear unwell. One co-worker said they called out to him that morning and heard a response, but he never emerged from the room. When they went to check, they found him unresponsive.

Officers photographed the scene and recorded the incident before transferring the body to Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. Relatives have been notified to prepare religious funeral rites.

Similarly, previously in December, a 78 year old truck driver was found dead inside his ten-wheel lorry at a petrol station in Samut Prakan after spending more than 40 years behind the wheel of the same vehicle. The body was discovered at a petrol station along King Kaew Road in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district, after station staff noticed that a truck which had been parked since early evening the previous day was still there with its engine running.