Car Crashes Into Temple Shelter, Kills Elderly Woman
A sedan lost control and crashed into a temple shelter in Lampang on July 17, killing a 75-year-old woman who was waiting inside.
On July 17, 2569, police at Wang Nuea station in Lampang received a report of a sedan that lost control and crashed into a shelter in front of Thung Pao Temple on the Wang Nuea-Vang Kaew Waterfall road. Officers, medical staff, rescue teams, and rescue volunteers responded to the scene.
At the crash site near the Bodhi tree in front of the temple, a Mitsubishi sedan with Lamphun plates was found having plowed into the shelter, destroying it. The driver, 47-year-old Anon, was at the wheel. A 75-year-old local woman was found dead, and two others—one man and one woman—were injured. First aid was administered before the injured were transported to Wang Nuea Hospital.
Initial investigation revealed that before the crash, the victim had been sitting in the shelter waiting for her friend, a health volunteer, who was checking for dengue larvae in the village. The sedan suddenly lost control and struck the shelter. Police will pursue the investigation according to the law, and the deceased's body was transferred to the hospital before being returned to the family for religious rites.
