LAMPANG — 9 June 2026, A two-year-old baby “Nong Termfun,” who was tragic victim of former assistant village headman’s drink-driving, has died despite doctors’ efforts to save his life.
This follows an incident where a black Isuzu pickup truck with a Lampang license plate crashed into a parked car before ploughing into pedestrians walking along the roadside. The impact struck a family consisting of a father, a mother, and their 2-year-old son, who were walking along the side of the road. The force of the crash threw the 2-year-old boy, leaving him unconscious with life-threatening injuries at the scene. Rescue workers rushed to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to save the boy’s life.
The mother suffered serious injuries, including a broken leg and multiple wounds, and was taken to hospital for treatment. The father narrowly escaped being hit. The pickup driver was injured as well. The crash occurred on Monday along the Lampang-Ngao Road near Ban Pong Wang in Pichai subdistrict, Mueang district.
Preliminary investigations found that the driver, a former assistant village headman, was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when the crash occurred.
Most recently, at 02:25 on Tuesday, relatives of 2-year-old “Nong Termfun” announced that the child had passed away peacefully at Lampang Hospital. This came after the medical team fought with all their might to save his life, but due to the severity of his injuries, they were unable to pull him through, leaving his relatives in deep grief and mourning.
