A 53-year-old man was crushed to death by a passenger train while he was shooting a video for his YouTube channel.
The man was identified as Wirot Arayankeht, a resident of Ratchaburi’s Muang district.
Police Major Phusanika Chantharat, an inspector from Ratchaburi Muang Police Station, said the accident took place at 8.20am on the Chulalongkorn Bridge over Mae Klong River in Muang district’s Na Muang subdistrict on Wednesday morning.
The man’s wife Wadee said her husband had told her that he was heading out to shoot video clips for his Facebook page and YouTube channel called Pai Nai Pai Kun Nam Mun Mai Tong Sai (Go Anywhere Without Petrol).
His Facebook page has some 23,000 followers and 717 likes, while his YouTube channel has 140 subscribers.
Police said the Prachuap Khiri Khan-Thonburi train crushed Wirot’s bicycle and dragged his body for about 50m before stopping.
Wirot’s smartphone and tripod, along with other items, were found scattered near the spot.
The train driver, identified only as 58-year-old Noppadon, told the police that he spotted Wirot sitting on the track shooting his video.
The driver said he turned on the horn as a warning but Wirot could not get out of the way in time.
Noppadon said he was unable to stop the train in time, so it ended up hitting Wirot and dragging his body for 50m.
He said he got off the train to find that Wirot had been crushed to death.
After the incident, Noppadon said he called his supervisor and alerted police.
Police said the security camera feed showed Wirot putting his bike on the track at 7.39am. — The Nation/ANN
