Bangkok A tragic incident occurred! Man falls into pipe on island in the middle of the road At the entrance of Soi Lat Phrao 49, officials spent about half an hour searching. Before being found dead inside a 15 meter deep pipe. At 9:30 a.m. today, we received a report that an unidentified man had fallen into a drainage pipe in Bangkok. Located on the island in the middle of the road, the BTS Yellow Line stop, around Soi Lat Phrao 49, rescue workers from the Po Tek Tung Foundation Speed up your search The rescue workers took about half an hour. Until the body of the deceased was found Lying inside a drainage pipe about 15 meters deep, or the height of a 2-3 story building, rescue requires special equipment. and experts to go down and bring up the deceased's body Mr. Ochai Saengphon, municipal employee, Wang Thonglang District Office And Ms. Yuwadee Bunpitak, a cleaning employee, said that at about 9:30 a.m. while she was doing municipal work to maintain order in the area of Saphan 2 Market, near the entranc e of Soi Lat Phrao 49, she saw a man about 170 centimeters tall. A plump figure, crossing the road from the opposite side of the market. will cross to the market side But when reaching the island in the middle of the road The man fell before their eyes. So he and two other municipal team members ran to check and found that the man had fallen into a conduit pond at a depth of more than 10 meters. When he looked down, he saw the man lift his head up. before disappearing into the water again. His friends from the municipality will go down to help. But I myself forbid it. Because there are only 3 steps to go down into the pipe and the pond is very deep and there is no equipment at all. Afraid of being harmed So notify the assistance staff. Mr. Amornrat Chancharat, a volunteer rescue worker at the Por Teck Tung Foundation, said that the scene of the accident was a pipe with only a round plywood cover covering it. And there was soil planted with trees in the middle of the road that flowed down and covered it up. A s a result, people who fall may not be able to see the pipe. When the said plywood was stepped on, it broke. and fell to the bottom which when measuring the depth of the pipe The depth was at least 15 meters and the officials could not see anyone who had fallen. The foundation's rescue team had to be sent down to search for him. As for the round plywood covering the pipe cover. In addition to the pipe where the incident occurred Nearby there is another pipe. The officer flipped up the plywood cover. To open a channel to help The said plywood Reporters try to measure the thickness. It was found to be only about 1.3 centimeters thick. rescue worker The Por Teck Tung Foundation revealed that a survey found that the pipe was more than 10 meters deep, with the water level inside the pipe being 2 meters deep. There was no resting point inside the pipe, causing those who took turns falling into the water immediately. From the survey, it was also found that inside the drain pipe, the place where the deceased's body was found. There is oxygen entering the air at 20 percent, which is considered light. This caused the officers to use breathing equipment and abseiling equipment. He helped by opening the cover of a pipe approximately 2 meters away from the scene of the incident and bringing in a fan to blow air to create air inside the pipe. Then use the machine to install the mobile sling. Spread out the legs and install it above the pond. Rescuers with oxygen tanks went down to check for people who had fallen at the bottom of the pipe. After spending 10 minutes investigating, officials found the victim's body lying on his back at the bottom of the well. After that, a cushion was used to tie the corpse. before using a sling to pull out the deceased's body brought up for inspection The deceased was found to be a man, approximately 55-60 years old, obese, wearing a gray T-shirt. blue shorts Searched internally and did not find the document. There was only a bunch of house keys, and then the body was delivered. Institute of Fo rensic Medicine, Police Hospital As for the cause, it is believed that the turncoat fell unconscious. It may be caused by hitting the edge of the cement. or about the cable Causing symptoms of suffocation and death from drowning. But from asking the rescue personnel who were the first to arrive at the scene Said that when he arrived at the scene, the person who had fallen was still crying out for help. before the sound ended and he was found unconscious. As for the actual cause of death, we must wait for the medical examiner to confirm the cause of death again. The chief of police at Chokchai 4 Police Station revealed that he would call all relevant agencies for questioning. This is because it is still not possible to conclude which agency's responsibility the location of the incident is. Initially, a manhole cover was brought to the scene where the incident occurred, which was initially pressed wood. Submit evidence for verification Along with interrogating all those involved to determine if the incident w as considered negligent or not. Initially, the police were ordered to bring steel barriers to block off the scene of the incident. In order to prevent repeated incidents from occurring again. However, the MRTA has stated that the area is not under the responsibility of the Yellow Line project. But it is the operation of other public utility agencies. Source: Thai News Agency