PATTAYA: An elderly woman died instantly after being struck by a sedan while crossing a road beneath a footbridge in Pattaya. The collision, captured on CCTV, shows the woman being hit and thrown over 20 meters by the vehicle, leading to her immediate death at the scene.
According to Thai News Agency, the victim, identified from visual evidence as a Thai woman aged between 40 and 50, was wearing a green shirt and black trousers at the time of the accident. The tragic incident occurred at noon in front of a well-known department store on Sukhumvit Road, in the Pattaya-bound direction, Nongprue Subdistrict, Banglamung District, Chon Buri Province. The driver, Mr. Ian Liu Seng Ho, a 34-year-old Chinese national, stayed at the scene to provide a statement to local authorities. He reported that the woman suddenly crossed the road in front of his bronze-gray Mazda 3, making it impossible for him to avoid the collision.
Witnesses recounted that the woman had exited the mall and was attempting to cross the road to catch a songthaew, a local shared taxi, when the accident occurred. They noted that the sedan was traveling at high speed in the far right lane when it collided with her. Witnesses also mentioned having observed the woman crossing the road without using the footbridge on multiple occasions in the past. The impact of the accident scattered the woman's belongings, including dried food and canned fish, across the road.