LAMPANG — A French resident of northern Thailand’s Lampang province was found dead in his car after it ran off the road, with locals initially mistaking him for someone taking a rest stop before alerting police Monday morning.
Police from Ngao Station in Lampang investigated a white Nissan with Lampang license plates that had crashed into a roadside milestone at kilometer marker 768 on Lampang-Ngao Road in Ban Huai Tak, Ngao District, around 7:30 a.m. on August 4.
Officers found the engine still running with the driver inside. After knocking on the door for about five minutes with no response, they opened the vehicle to discover a foreign man, approximately 60 years old, unconscious and pale with no pulse. A forensic doctor from Ngao Hospital was called to examine the scene.
Passport documents identified the deceased as Mr. Rene, a French national who lived in Lampang city. Local residents reported seeing the car at the same location around 9 p.m. on August 3, with the driver appearing conscious and moving around. Assuming he had pulled over to rest, they didn’t report it until finding the car still there the next morning.
Police later contacted Mr. Rene’s relatives and learned he suffered from diabetes.
Authorities believe he experienced diabetic shock while driving, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and ultimately leading to his death. The body has been sent for autopsy to confirm the cause of death.
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