The person who agreed to buy the house in Klong Sam Wa district from widower Narin Manakasetthan did so without even checking the house condition. The property transfer would take place later this week, Ittaporn quoted Narain as saying after their recent phone conversation.

He said Narin would like to thank people who offered to donate money to the family but he would decline them as he believed he manage the expenses.

Narin’s daughter, Dr Chanoksuda Manakasetthan, sustained serious injuries after her sedan collided with a bus in Phayao province’s Jun district on January 6. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Chiang Mai’s Maharat Hospital.

Narin said he was aware that his daughter had suffered a serious brain injury but he still hoped a miracle would wake her and enable her to recover.

Although it wasn’t yet clear what had caused Chanoksuda’s crash, Ittaporn raised concerns over the high death rate of doctors aged under 30. He said these new graduates had to drive their cars home at night after long hours at work, and they were most at risk of dozing off behind the wheel.