A tour bus driver performing do-it-yourself brake repairs died after the vehicle rolled and crushed him.
Amporn Chumwan, 50, was found near the rear right tire of the Pornthip Travel Ltd. coach parked at the Pattaya Floating Market Dec. 11. Near the Udon Thani resident police found a broken piece of wood that he’d tried to use to stop the bus from rolling.
Floating Market employee Preecha Pamaka told police Amporn had just dropped off a load of Chinese tourists when he went under the bus to reset the brakes, using a block of wood to brace the vehicle. Nearby drivers and employees pushed the bus off him, but it was too late.
