Sor SorTorPor States that victims of 11 vans must receive compensation in accordance with their rights. full amount of insurance Not less than 1.5 million baht per person – 1.8 hundred thousand baht for the injured, together with the kidnapping of the security officer and the agency that completely heals the victim’s family.
Today (24 January), Mr. Nikorn Chamnong, MP for the list Chart Thai Pattana Party (SorPorPor.) As vice-chairman of the Commission (Km. T.) Transport and chairman of the Pracha Safety Institute Mentioning the case of passenger vans that are not placed on the Bangkok route- Amnat Charoen. An accident occurred when the Guard Rail fell into a groove in the middle of the road and caught fire. This caused 11 deaths and 1 injury in Sikhio District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province on January 21, 2023 he had followed up on this matter. It can be concluded that the main cause is caused by the driver’s deficiency which could be caused by falling asleep due to driving for too long. From the information he studied, he found that Traveling in a van when full of passengers and driving for a long time often causes cases of insufficient fresh air in the car. This makes the driver sleepy and tired easily. In this case, although the car is not driving very fast, about 82 km per hour. but likely to cause inertia and very unlucky when colliding with a steel guard rail which breaks a petrol tank causing the oil to flow and ignite from the sparks of the collision until causing a great tragedy because passengers cannot escape from the van
Mr. said Nikorn further that this case was not a case of long distance passenger vans running between states. In the past, he had proposed canceling almost all of them and switching to minibuses. But the dangers of traveling with Category 30 passenger vans are still there, as can be seen from this case. and believe that it will definitely happen again Because it is very difficult to prevent if an accident occurs due to the driver’s fault. not caused by the system
therefore urges the government to require operators to increase passenger loss insurance amounts At least not less than 1 million baht per person and to maintain the amount of state-mandated insurance for another 500,000 baht as before. Will receive money to help recover general passengers having to travel in a trembling van at such a devastating loss no less than 1,500,000 baht per person
Mr Nikorn said that the compensation part In case of death, all 11 cases are known from insurance information. obtain compulsory insurance A voluntary sector with Mittae Insurance Public Company Limited, insurance period until March 31, 2023, lifetime liability 500,000 baht per person, PA insurance, responsibility for the driver A 100,000 baht per passenger and compulsory life liability insurance 500,000 baht per person, including compensation in case of passenger death 1,100,000 baht per person and medical expenses for injured passengers not exceeding 180,000 baht
“All this, although it is not enough for the loss, must ask the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) and other agencies responsible for this incident. he went in to take care of the family of the deceased so that they could receive the necessary medicines in their entirety,” said Mr. Nikorn.
