Forensic Medicine, Royal Thai Police Hospital opens identification center for student bus fire incident Requesting immediate parents to store DNA for verification, expecting complete delivery within 7 days.
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Forensic Medicine, Royal Thai Police Hospital opens identification center for student bus fire incident Requesting immediate parents to store DNA for verification, expecting complete delivery within 7 days.
On October 1, 2024, it was reported that Pol. Maj. Gen. Wathee Asawutmankur, Commander of the Central Forensics Division (Commander of the Investigation Division), revealed that the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police Hospital, had opened a center. Personal identity verification operations Royal Thai Police In the case of a fire on a field trip bus of students from Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School, Lan Sak District, Uthai Thani Province, in the area of Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. In front of the memorial in Pathum Thani Province, it is said that at this time the bodies of 5 deceased persons have been removed, but their identities cannot yet be determined. Due to the condition of the corpse being burnt,
The remaining remains are being searched to remove the bodies from the vehicle, but the exact number has not yet been determined. The body was taken out of the car. They will gradually be sent to the forensic clinic at the Police Hospital for identity verification.
As for the verification of various evidence, at this time it is still not possible. Because you have to wait for investigators to collect evidence at the scene first. In particular, the body of the deceased must be brought out first. Then the evidence examiner (OBEC) will go in and inspect the condition of the car and install the fuel system. To be used to find the true cause further.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Supichai Limsiwawong, Commander of the Institute of Forensic Medicine Police hospital said For the preliminary dissection process It is known that the condition of the body was charred, making identification difficult. The medical team therefore focuses on blood, tissue, and bone tests because these can collect DNA for comparison with relatives. by DNA samples collected from blood The results will be known within 1 day, but if it is tissue, it will be known within 3 days. For bones, it will be known in 7 days. Therefore, relatives who will come to collect DNA Please be a direct relative, such as a parent or sibling of the same bloodline. for speed in verification
In addition, forensic medicine at the Police Hospital has coordinated with the Ministry of Public Health to bring the Mental Crisis Aid Team or MCATT to the Operations Center to talk about mental amelioration with parents or relatives who come to follow the progress. By organizing a conference room on the 3rd floor to accommodate this, he emphasized that forensic science The Police Hospital is fully equipped with equipment and a medical team in case of an emergency situation like this.
For parents or relatives who wish to contact us for information or counseling, they can contact us at 02-2076108 ext. 1101, 24 hours a day.