Silpakorn teacher electrocuted to death while cycling through flood

An electric sign nearby is blamed for the accident

A beloved teacher of Silpakorn University was electrocuted to death on Saturday night after he rode a bicycle through flooded streets near the university’s Sanamchan campus outside Bangkok.

Laurent Hennequin, 50, a teacher from the French Department of the Faculty of Arts, fell from his bicycle into water where he was electrocuted to death on Rajvithee road in Nakhon Prathom province, according to a volunteer from Rescue NPT.

The teacher was found lying in the water. Rescue volunteers attempted to restart his heart but it was too late.

“Nueng”, a rescue volunteer at the scene said the electric current had come from a nearby electronic advertising sign.

Hennequin’s death sparked criticism on Thai social media after netizens said they were appalled by the fact that no one had taken responsibility for the incident.

“Who should take responsibility for this?” a Pantip user said. “Not sure what is worse, the poor flood management or that no one took care of the damaged cables. Citizens ride though the floods and get electrocuted. Why do we even pay tax?”

In September, the cabinet approved a project to move some of the Bangkok’s cables underground to improve the city’s image in preparation for the ASEAN community.

Let’s hope their safety measures are on point.



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