Uttaradit Man's Organs Save Four Lives After Fatal Crash

A 41-year-old man from Uttaradit province donated his cornea, two kidneys, and a heart valve to help four other patients after dying from a motorcycle accident in Phetchabun. On October 27, 2026, at Phetchabun Hospital, Deputy Medical Director Dr. Sirichai Sornthatchatham presented a certificate of honor and a Thai Red Cross wreath to the family of Sittisak Phummek, age 41, from Phichai district, Uttaradit province. His aunt, Kwannarat Huadpaknam, accepted the honors on behalf of the family. She revealed she had raised Sittisak since childhood and runs a northern larb restaurant near Phra Borommathat Chedi Kanchanaphisek in Khao Kho district, Phetchabun province. After finishing school, Sittisak helped at her restaurant.

On October 25, Sittisak rode his motorcycle to the market but crashed on the rain-slicked road, skidding off the roadside. Rescue volunteers took him to Khao Kho Hospital, but his condition was critical with a brain hemorrhage, so he was transferred to Phetchabun Hospital. Doctors tried their best, but massive brain bleeding led to brain death, which is legally considered death.

Nurses then approached the family about the organ donation program. Kwannarat saw it as a good project, noting her late daughter had also donated organs years earlier. She decided to donate her nephew's organs — one cornea, two kidneys, and a heart valve — believing the merit would send his spirit to a good place. She wanted to tell him one last time to go peacefully, not to worry about her, and if there is a next life, to meet good people.

Dr. Sirichai disclosed that the donated organs can be transplanted to help four patients return to normal, healthy lives, calling it a great act of merit. He urged the public to join in donating organs and bodies to the Thai Red Cross to continue the gift of life for fellow human beings.