Heartbroken Mother Recounts Agonizing Moments Searching for Daughter After Train Strikes Bus
A mother from Ubon Ratchathani searches hospitals after a train-bus collision in Bangkok kills her 25-year-old daughter Rose on May 16, with rescue workers indicating her body may be among the final victims.
Mother Vibhada Chantam, 59, tearfully recounts the agonizing moments following the train-bus collision at the Makkasan railway crossing on Asoke-Dindaeng Road, where her 25-year-old daughter Rose remains missing. On May 16, while Vibhada was at home in Ubon Ratchathani province, her daughter's smartwatch continuously buzzed with notifications, creating an unsettling sense of dread. Despite numerous attempts to call her daughter, Vibhada could not reach her until rescue workers answered the phone and informed her of the accident.
Vibhada recalls watching her daughter's final social media post showing her seated on the bus with her bag on her lap, leaving uncertainty about whether her daughter was holding her phone or had placed it elsewhere. The mother flew from Ubon Ratchathani to Bangkok desperately searching hospitals for information, clinging to hope that her daughter might have survived or been admitted elsewhere. However, rescue workers indicated that among the final three deceased victims was a small, thin-bodied figure resembling her daughter's frame, filling Vibhada with unbearable anguish.
Vibhada shared that her daughter was hardworking with dreams of saving money to return home and care for her mother, having recently graduated with honors from Kasetsart University. Though she worried constantly about her daughter's commute in Bangkok, she took pride in her daughter's intelligence and careful nature, making this tragedy even more incomprehensible. The grieving mother pleaded for a miracle, hoping her daughter might have somehow survived, while fighting back tears and raising her hands in prayer for divine protection.
