Mother of Khanun Weeps Upon Receiving Her Son's Body in Train-Bus Collision Tragedy, Ending Dreams of Becoming a Programmer
A 22-year-old information technology student was killed in a train-bus collision that claimed eight lives on May 19, leaving his mother grieving at a Bangkok morgue and calling for improved safety measures.
At 3 p.m. on May 19, 2025, at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Police Hospital, grieving relatives collected the bodies of victims from the train-bus collision that claimed eight lives, with four initially confirmed. Among those killed were Thanatphipat "Khanun" (age 22), Theekha "Thaen" (age 34), Uang Manojaem (age 66), and Vipharaksa "Rose" Phaepuri. Natsukorn "Mom" Chantrayamul, 49, mother of Khanun, clutched her son's photograph to her chest as she tearfully described him as a good boy with many friends who excelled in sports. She revealed that Khanun was a third-year student in Information Technology and Communication at Silpakorn University's Nakhon Pathom campus, dreaming of becoming a programmer. She expressed that he had survived six to seven surgeries in his life, only to perish in what she believes was a preventable accident caused by negligence from both the train and bus drivers. She called on the State Railway of Thailand and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority to improve personnel screening and safety measures to prevent such tragedies. As his mother made a final goodbye, holding his photograph and burning incense while calling for her son to return home, she wept inconsolably, requiring support as she tapped on the coffin begging him to come back. On this day, three victims were released to their respective temples for religious ceremonies.
