A tragic incident occurred yesterday at the Bang Kapi station of Bangkok’s Yellow Line Skytrain, where an unidentified man fell to his death. Witnesses described the heart-wrenching scene as the man, believed to be between 40 and 50 years old, climbed over the station’s second-floor barrier before plummeting to the footpath below.
Emergency services, including forensic doctors from the Police General Hospital and volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, were dispatched to the scene following the report to Lat Phrao Police Station. Despite immediate life-saving attempts, including CPR, the man’s life could not be saved, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initial inquiries by onlookers revealed that the individual had ascended to the second level of the Bang Kapi station, where he then scaled the fence and jumped. The motive for this tragic action remains unknown. Police are presently working to identify the man, with no personal documents found on his person at the time. They are conducting fingerprint analysis and reviewing CCTV footage from the area to assist in their investigation, reported KhaoSod.
Efforts are also underway to locate any relatives of the deceased. The body has since been transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital for further examination.
In related news, a tragic incident occurred at Khu Khot Skytrain station when a Taiwanese man fell from the platform onto the street below, causing shock among the local community and prompting authorities to review CCTV footage to determine the cause of the event.
Residents and taxi drivers waiting for passengers near Khu Khot Skytrain station were left in a state of shock when a 46 year old man, Wu Lian Sheng, of Taiwanese nationality, wearing a white shirt and blue trousers, fell from the station platform. He was found severely injured on the road below, lying motionless.
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