Unconscious family baffles cops

CHACHOENGSAO: Police in Bang Pakong district are investigating why a family of three were found unconscious in their car on the BangkokChon Buri elevated expressway after stopping to buy some drinks.

Pol Capt Suriya Phumiwat said yesterday he would ask the Land Transport Department’s engineers to check if engine fumes had leaked into the cab of the Nissan vehicle.

Samples of the beverages the family bought were due to be sent to Regional Medical Science Centre 6 in Chon Buri province so they could be tested for toxins.

Expressway police on Sunday found the driver, his girlfriend and his daughter unconscious with saliva drooling from their mouths inside the car, which was parked in Bang Pakong district.

Pol Capt Suriya said Thanainan Chueathirapong, 31, his 7-year-old daughter and Jitrarat Namchampee, 26, are recovering at Queen Sirikit Hospital at Sattahip naval base.