Father's Tears Await a Miracle: 'L' Missing After Last Call to Dad on Day of Train-Bus Crash, DNA Results Pending
Missing woman L was last heard from in a 2 p.m. call on the day of a train-bus collision; her family provided DNA samples in Bangkok on May 20th hoping to identify her among two unidentified victims, with results expected within days.
At 11:30 a.m. on May 20th, at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Police Hospital, the family of missing 'L' arrived by chartered minivan from Prao District in Chiang Mai to provide DNA samples for identification against two remaining unidentified bodies from the train-bus collision. Frustrated with lack of progress from previous examinations at Chiang Mai's forensic institute, they made the urgent trip to Bangkok. The father tearfully recounted how his daughter last called at 2 p.m. on the day of the accident—the same day as the train-bus crash on route 206—and has been unreachable ever since. He revealed that she had called twice that afternoon but he missed the calls, then could not reach her again. After receiving counseling from the Department of Mental Health, the family returned home to await DNA results expected within one to two days. The father broke down emotionally, explaining that his daughter had been building a promising career in Bangkok for years and was about to be promoted to manager, giving the family hope for her bright future before this tragedy struck.
