Blind lottery vendor falls into open water drain in Pattaya

[misskit]

Pattaya –


A lottery ticket vendor who is also legally blind fell into an open water drain on Naklua Road while he was walking and looking for customers yesterday, April 13th, 2021.


Mr. Prasit Klinhom, 62, who had sustained only very minor injuries told local news media, “I was selling lottery tickets along Naklua road. I use a long stick to find my way but I fell down into a water drain hole which its cover was left opened. I had previously walked this route many times with no problem, the issue was the drain cover had been removed and wasn’t marked with barriers.”

Ms. Chunrang Yab, a Cambodian national who was a witness, explained to the press that she shouted out to tell Mr. Prasit to beware but he didn’t hear her. She called for help to rescue him from the drain. Many local residents decided to help by purchasing lottery tickets from Mr. Prasit after his fall, which brought a smile to his face.


Pattaya law enforcement authorities who helped recover Prasit from the drain told the press they will “look into” why the drain cover was removed and not properly marked with barriers or signs.


Blind lottery vendor falls into open water drain in Pattaya - The Pattaya News

[Seekingasylum]

Pattaya law enforcement authorities who helped recover Prasit from the drain told the press they will “look into” why the drain cover was removed and not properly marked with barriers or signs.

Not wishing to prejudge things I rather think they will find that Thai reckless stupidity and incompetence will be at the root of it.

That many subsequently purchased tickets from the hapless vendor is of course unsurprising. If a Thai were to be hit by a vehicle but to no serious effect, he'd record the registration mark and buy a lottery ticket with the corresponding number. If he were to be killed then his family would do the same.

[Latindancer]

Drain cover probably stolen to sell as scrap metal. This actually happened near a place for the blind in Malaysia.

[Seekingasylum]

Don't quite think they would have made a profit, it was made of concrete.

[harrybarracuda]

I thought of Spike Milligan in "Life of Brian". Am I bad?