Two lawyers killed in alleged hit and run – Surin
Police say a road incident where two lawyers were killed and the driver injured in Surin province’s Sangkha district, might have been a hit and run.
Duangthip Hangchaidee and Issara Charoenpittaya were killed and their driver 30 year old driver Napat Plobmuang was injured in yesterday’s accident on the main road in Ban Nong Yoh village, Tambon Takong.
Duangthip’s body was found on the road and the two others were still in the car that hit a roadside tree.
Witnesses say they saw the sedan hit from behind by another vehicle, causing it to lose control and career into the tree.
Female lawyer Duangthip was hurled out of the car in the impact and a third car ploughed into her, dragging her a further 30 metres down the road, according to police. The two other vehicles fled the scene.
Police said the three victims were lawyers from Bangkok and were on their way to attend a court trial in Ubon Ratchathani.
Police were late yesterday still trying to identify the owners of the two other vehicles.
SOURCE: The Nation
