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Decorative skirt turned family car into gas chamber
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CHACHOENGSAO: Engineers have found that a poorly installed decorative "skirt" caused a family on vacation to pass out in their car on an elevated expressway in Bang Pakong district on Sunday.
Engineers from the Land Transport Department checked out the Nissan Almera car owned by Thanainan Chueathirapong, 31, in response to a police request.
On Sunday, Mr Thanainan, his 7-year-old daughter and 26-year-old girlfriend were found unconscious in their car, which was stopped on the shoulder of the elevated Bang Na-Bang Pakong expressway. They were on their way from Bangkok to Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri province.
After examining the vehicle for two hours, engineer Thawee Metheesupamit said the car had a decorative skirt on all sides, and the rear skirt covered the exhaust pipe outlet.
Consequently, exhaust fumes were trapped under the vehicle and passed into the passenger area through an open hole in the boot.
The hole was normally plugged, but might have been left open when the rear bumper was reinstalled after the decorative skirt was put in place, he said.
Mr Thawee said his team did not find any other defective aspects in the car.
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Police probe mystery of unconscious family found in car
CHACHOENGSAO: Police in Bang Pakong district are investigating why a family of three were found unconscious in their car on the Bangkok-Chon Buri elevated expressway after a stopover to buy drinks.
Pol Capt Suriya Phumiwat said on Monday he would ask the Land Transport Department's engineers to check if engine fumes had leaked into the cab of the Nissan sedan.
Samples of the beverages the family bought would be sent Regional Medical Science Centre 6 in Chon Buri province for testing for possible toxins.
Expressway police on Sunday found the driver, his girlfriend and his daughter unconscious, saliva-drooling from their mouths, in the car, which had stopped on the expressway in Bang Pakong district.
Pol Capt Suriya said Thanainan Chueathirapong, 31, his 7-year-old daughter and Jitrarat Namchampee, 26, were taken to Queen Sirikit Hospital in the Sattahip naval base for high-pressure oxygen therapy, and were recovering.
Mr Thanainan later told police that Ms Jitrarat and his daughter had bought cups of coffee and a green tea at the refreshment stop. They resumed their trip and shortly afterward he noticed an oily smell inside the car and started feeling dizzy.
He managed to pull over onto the shoulder of the expressway and stop before he fainted. He denied they may have tried to commit suicide.
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