Thai teacher dies after SUV crashes into truck in Surin

SURIN – A Thai language teacher at a school in Surin has died after her seven-seat SUV crashed into the rear of a six-wheel truck while she was travelling back to her accommodation.

Thapanee Sihawong, known as Kru Jan, taught Thai language at Samrong Thap Wittayakhom School under the Surin Secondary Educational Service Area Office.

The crash occurred on Highway 226, along the Surin-Sikhoraphum route towards Surin city, in front of Ram Wittaya Ratchamangkhaphisek School in Ram subdistrict, Mueang district. Thapanee sustained serious injuries and later died at Surin Hospital.

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On 19 October, the personnel administration group of Samrong Thap Wittayakhom School posted a condolence message on Facebook, expressing deep sorrow over her death and offering condolences to her family.

The message was signed by the school’s administrators, teachers, educational personnel and students, who paid tribute to their Thai language teacher and wished her peace in the afterlife.