Following the serious road accident last week when a Chevrolet pick-up truck crashed into the back of a Baht bus injuring 10 Russian tourists and two Thais the wife of one of the victims arrived at Pattaya Police Station with an interpreter and a Russian cameraman to ask about progress in the case.
Mrs. Elena Naydina aged 27 whose husband Mr. Mikhail Kuznetsov also aged 27 confronted Colonel Suppatee The acting superintendent of Pattaya Police Station.
Mr. Kuznetsov suffered serious leg injuries in the accident and has undertaken a series of complicated surgeries on the nerves in his injured leg. She has paid 300,000 Baht so far but the hospital are asking for more money and the total bill has risen to 455,000 Baht.
A foundation that has been set up to aid foreign tourists who come to grief in Thailand has already given her 10,000 Baht but she is worried sick of how she is going to raise the money to pay the ever increasing hospital bills. A Thai Bank account has been opened for her where she can receive donations. Colonel Suppatee pledged every assistance in helping her to raise more funds. Meanwhile he told her that the driver of the pick-up who fled the scene after the accident had been identified as a 20 year old Khun Nuttapon and expects that this individual will be arrested very shortly.
