The family of “Jaruanan”, the victim of falling into an electrical conduit on Lat Phrao Road, is very sad. The body was received from the forensic pathologist at the Police Hospital for religious ceremonies. The results of the examination of the body confirmed that the cause of death was drowning at the bottom of the electrical cable well. and the cervical spine at the back of the neck was broken from the impact. Furious relatives announce 10 million baht compensation for life. The team of “Chuan Leekpai” and “Chalermchai Kulalert”, MPs, move forward, reaching out to help coordinate relief efforts. Stringing electrical wires, drawing a line for 3 days to make the manhole cover up to standard, ready for the MEA to coordinate with the relatives of the deceased to expedite relief. On the other hand, the MEA hurriedly fixed the manhole cover. Temporarily string underground electrical cables with concrete. Confirmed that it’s all finished. Coordinate with police to hunt down a rampaging gang of manhole cover thieves. “Dr. Ae” cannot accept that in this era there are still people who fall off pipes in the middle of the city and die. Plus shirking responsibility. Call for the establishment of an independent public safety organization to take care of future victims. Progress in the case of a man who fell into an underground electrical conduit and died at the Institute of Forensic Medicine. Police Hospital at 11:00 a.m. on May 4, Ms. Kanchana Charu-anan, age 64 years, older sister of Ms. Ormanee Jaru-anan, age 63 years, older sister, and Mr. Kamphon Jaru-anan. Age 57, younger brother of Mr. Kamthorn Jaruanan, age 59. The victim fell to his death at the bottom of a 6 meter deep electrical conduit. The incident occurred in the middle of Lat Phrao Road. At the entrance of Soi Lat Phrao 49, Saphan Song Subdistrict, Wang Thonglang District, Bangkok, late on May 3rd. Traveled to contact to receive the body for a merit-making ceremony, Mr. Kampon Jaruanan, the deceased’s younger brother, said After the incident, Bangkok and MEA representatives telephoned and asked to attend the funeral. But this morning the Deputy Governor MEA called and said they would send a secretary named Ple to replace him. There has been no discussion about the details of the remedy. The relatives contacted Mr. Chalermchai Kulalert, Member of Parliament for Wang Thonglang District, Bangkok, Kaew Klai Party, to help take care of the assistance. There is also the secretary of Mr. Chuan Leekpai, former prime minister. Contacted to help coordinate. The Deputy Governor of Bangkok came to meet to apologize and give a small amount of money. While the fat man Well-wishers contacted to ask for help in arranging a funeral at the temple: “My brother is sick with kidney disease. My sister had to help take me to the hospital. My sister will be the one to walk the talk. Even though our family is not rich But if you’re still alive, I think it’s still better than this. You can also take him on a trip to get something to eat. with the events that occurred There is a wooden cover just pasted on as requested. Even a small child could fall into the pipe. Normally, my brother always walks across the overpass. But it must have been his bad luck that he walked across the road and stepped on a manhole cover and fell,” Mr. Kamphon said. Mr. Kamphon also said Many people told themselves that the MEA had the MEA secretary be the representative to attend the funeral. If he had his subordinates come and let time pass by, the matter would probably be over. If the news flow ends, the story ends. When this happens, he must rely on Progressive Party MP and Mr. Chuan Leekpai came to help coordinate various matters. After the incident, relatives talked about wanting compensation in the amount of 10 million baht because they believed there would be negotiations. But he wanted to sympathize with his eldest sister who normally lives with her two older brothers all the time. From now on, her older sister who is sick with diabetes and high blood pressure will have to live alone. “The most important point in this matter. Construction contractors hired from MEA must take responsibility. It can be noted that when an incident occurred, they were able to find a cement slab to cover it. That means there is already a cement cover but I didn’t think to do it. If you’re afraid of losing the manhole cover, why don’t you install a CCTV camera? But no one thinks of doing anything. I don’t know what to call it,” Mr. Kamphon said in a disappointed voice. Later, at 12:10 p.m., a forensic officer at the Police Hospital informed the results of the autopsy on Mr. Kamphon’s body to the relatives who came to pick up the body. The cause of death was drowning. and cervical spine fracture (Neck area) from the force of the impact. Then a group of relatives brought monks to perform a ceremony to take the body of Mr. Kamthon, light one incense stick connected to a sacred line, and take the body into a gray Toyota van, registration number Hop 3862, Bangkok. Travel to Lat Phrao Road. At the mouth of Soi Lat Phrao 49, the scene of the incident, to hold a ceremony to summon the spirit of Mr. Kamthon from the scene of the incident at 1:00 p.m. A van brought Mr. Kamthon’s body to the scene of the incident. Monks and a group of relatives performed a ceremony to summon spirits from electrical conduits at the scene of the incident. There are officers The Wang Thonglang District Office leads a speech inviting the spirits. Relatives poured chicken curry into a foam bowl and placed incense sticks at the mouth of the electrical conduit. Place a garland of fresh flowers on the manhole cover at the scene of the incident. Monks pray and pour water Before the van takes the body to the funeral home at Wat That Thong, Sala 16, there will be two days of funeral prayers and cremation on May 6 at 5:00 p.m. at Bangkok City Hall, Mr. Ekwaranyu Amrapal, BMA spokesman. Revealed that on May 3, the Bangkok Public Works Department had the most urgent letter No. กท 0902/1296 to the Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) requesting that the construction of manholes and conduits be suspended. underground electricity in conjunction with the Yellow Line electric train construction project (Lat Phrao – Samrong section) where people fell into underground electrical conduit manholes and died. From the inspection, it was found that Damaged plywood was used to cover the pond improperly. At present, the manholes in the said project have not been properly closed according to standards at many points. Inspect and close the lids of the said project wells correctly and according to standards within 3 days after receiving the letter. and asked the Metropolitan Electricity Authority to contact and coordinate relatives of the deceased to compensate for damages Due to negligent work performance Not in accordance with the construction manual for public utilities. and conditions in the permission letter If no action is taken, Bangkok will request suspension. Consideration of the next work permit of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority who applied for permission in the Bangkok area by notifying the results of operations to the Public Works Department. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority or MEA (MEA) informed that on May 3, the MEA took corrective action. Temporary cover of underground electrical conduit manhole with concrete is completed. Due to the theft of underground electrical conduit manhole covers, Soi Lat Phrao 49, the contractor is urged to urgently complete the work. MEA, as the person responsible for the project, Remind contractors to carry out work neatly. and be careful of danger that may affect the people first Including increasing inspections of manhole covers of all other projects and putting in place careful preventive measures. MEA will take strict legal action against those who illegally steal manhole covers for permanent underground electrical conduits (iron covers). We will coordinate with the police. and relevant agencies to further investigate areas of project implementation that are at risk. and covers MEA’s service areas: Bangkok, Nonthaburi Province, and Samut Prakan Province. In order to prevent harm to the people of the Democrat Party, Mr. Suchatwee Suwansawat Deputy leader of the Democrat Party (Democrat Party), in charge of the Bangkok area, spoke about the incident of Mr. Kamthorn Jaruanan who fell into an electrical conduit and died: It is an evasion of responsibility. Bangkok because it is the owner of the area. Throwing together Bangkok, MEA, BTS Yellow Line. But I can’t find the host. It is time for Thailand to be a safe society. We invite people to sign a bill proposing a law to establish an independent organization for public safety to exceed 10,000 people, at least finding a middleman or host when an incident occurs. You can complain to the committee or organization immediately. May depend directly on the country’s leader And this independent organization will monitor risks and disseminate information. Go in and fix the problem right away. It’s not a lost cow. People who die end up doing nothing and die free. Ask: In the event of an incident, is the contractor responsible? Mr. Suchatwee said is just a part Because the contractor must work and get paid as quickly as possible. In this case, the owner of the area is Bangkok will throw it to MEA considered it incorrect. Because of the area in the middle of the road The footpath belongs to Bangkok. Whoever wants to do anything must ask first. During the work, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is responsible for taking care of it. delivery part Bangkok must participate as a homeowner. cannot deny responsibility But in the past, agencies threw each other back and forth. Ending with expressing regret and brushing it all off. Throw it to the contractor The contractor threw it to the life insurance company. When the life insurance company comes to fight with the law, it may state that the person walking and causing the accident may have been negligent. Physical condition may not be perfect. It takes a long time to pay compensation. or in many cases did not receive money Because the family doesn’t know what to fight for, Mr. Rames Rattanachaweng, spokesman for the Democrat Party (Democrat Party), said he would like to condemn the carelessness of government agencies that never think about the safety of the people. Even though the principle of public safety is the basic security that is most important to the people. Don’t think that people have a very cheap life. When an incident occurs, we take care of each other. But human life is worth more than that. The party is gathering all the information and will be following this matter closely. It’s time for us to work together to find a way to seriously and sustainably protect the safety of our fellow citizens. At Sala 16, Wat That Thong, at 5:00 p.m., there was a funeral watering ceremony for Mr. Kamthorn Jaruanan, age 59, who died while walking. Crossed the road and fell into an electrical conduit and died. The atmosphere was sad. Many relatives and family of “Jaruanan” came to express their condolences to Mr. Kamthon. At the same time, a group of representatives from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) also attended the ceremony. After that, Mr. Kamthon’s body was placed in a coffin, awaiting funeral prayers at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Thitiwut Ngernklai, Deputy Governor of MEA, traveled to attend the funeral and expressed his condolences to Mr. Kamthon. The younger brother of the deceased said My condolences It was an accident that I didn’t want to happen. We are currently investigating what caused this. We will take care of all responsibility. Yesterday he went to the scene but had no information. Where is home? So we planned to come and pay our respects to the corpse today. He wanted to come and understand by himself. I don’t want to push. What’s the rush to talk? and would like to co-host the funeral today. MEA divides care into 2 parts: 50,000 baht is allocated first because it is an urgent need. 2. There is a committee to take care of the matter of compensation again. Confirming that he will definitely not abandon the deputy governor. MEA also gave an interview to the media. Now a committee has been set up to examine the facts. Prevent it from happening again. As for the compensation money of 10 million baht that the relatives demanded. He still doesn’t know and must let the committee investigate the facts first. As for the 150 manhole covers that were stolen, the MEA urgently fixed them by buying cement sheets from a construction material store to cover them all. Currently, we are ordering cast concrete slabs for manhole covers to replace them all. Making a cover requires measures to prevent theft. Just connect it. As for the stolen part, MEA filed a report. Phahonyothin Police Station Chokchai Metropolitan Police Station and Lat Phrao Metropolitan Police Station Will continue to follow the results. In addition to the problem of theft of manhole covers Electrical wires along the Yellow Line route were also illegally cut. Later, at 5:30 p.m., Mr. Chatchart Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok, came to pay respects to Mr. Kamthon’s body. along with expressing condolences to relatives Promising to let Wang Thonglang District take care of Mr. Kamthon’s older sister who must live alone. Mr. Chatchat revealed that Bangkok gave financial aid from Bangkokians to help each other. A problem of this size is not just about conduits. Every project constructed in Bangkok must be inspected and anticipated in advance. He emphasized on taking care of it properly. We must cooperate more intensively. Both the theft increased and the cutting of power lines required cooperation from Bangkok, MEA, MRTA, waterworks, expressway to reduce accidents at 5:50 p.m., Mr. Wilas Chalaysat, Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority. Came to the funeral and gave 50,000 baht in cash to Mr. Kamphon, the deceased’s younger brother. Mr. Vilas revealed that he would like to express his deepest condolences. Management team and employees MEA came to mourn. We feel truly sorry. The project was intended to improve the quality of life of the city’s people. But when something like this happens, it makes us feel sad. We confirm that MEA has not abandoned us like the news released this morning. Makes me have to travel by myself today to confirm that We will take care of and not abandon this accident. “As for the request for compensation of 10 million baht, we must consider the regulations we have and the facts that have occurred. At this time, a committee has been appointed to check that What are the facts? If there are any results of the investigation, there will be further measures. As for the complaints that have been filed since the end of April, he understands that the operations team probably already has information about the missing manhole covers. The cement cover that was brought to close after the incident was not in stock. But it is a solution to an urgent problem. Test by having someone step on the lid to prevent it from breaking. As for the hiring company, what are the offense measures? We have to wait for all the facts to be verified. Ready to order operators to be strict with contractors. Supervising construction progress and safety in the Bangkok area must be more intensive than before,” Mr. Vilas read. All “Thairath newspaper columns” here
