Bangkok Post
Rail track victim's kin eye legal redress
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The parents of a pregnant woman killed after falling onto the tracks at an Airport Rail Link station in 2017 have sought legal assistance as they continue a nine-year battle for compensation from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Key facts
- The parents of a pregnant woman killed after falling onto the tracks at an Airport Rail Link station in 2017 have sought legal assistance as they continue a nine-year battle for compensation from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
- Prasit Nota, a Nan MP from the Klatham Party, on Tuesday accompanied the victim's parents, Weera and Thanyaporn Plianla, to meet Supoj Ruangroj, a public prosecutor responsible for legal aid and rights protection in Nan province, to seek
- The case stems from an accident on June 19, 2017, when Rossarin Plianla, 31, from Wiang Sa district in Nan, fell onto the tracks at Ban Thap Chang Airport Rail Link station and was struck by a train
- Although the lower court ruled in their favour and ordered compensation of more than 2.9 million baht, the SRT appealed, leaving the case unresolved.
Summary
Prasit Nota, a Nan MP from the Klatham Party, on Tuesday accompanied the victim's parents, Weera and Thanyaporn Plianla, to meet Supoj Ruangroj, a public prosecutor responsible for legal aid and rights protection in Nan province, to seek advice and follow up on the long-running case.
The case stems from an accident on June 19, 2017, when Rossarin Plianla, 31, from Wiang Sa district in Nan, fell onto the tracks at Ban Thap Chang Airport Rail Link station and was struck by a train. She was about six months pregnant.