On Wednesday the police and rescue staff pulled a white Mitsubishi Pajero SUV from a canal approximately 5 kilometres from where Apichit’s body was found. In the back seat they found the body of 22-year-old chauffeur Sutthimeth Panysitthikorn but no sign of the mayor. Security cameras nearby show the car travelling at high speed, then suddenly plunging into the canal.

Rescue staff said that the crash site is near a channel leading to the open sea near Koh Libong in Kantang district of Trang province, which is why the body was washed away. Apichit’s body has brought to Hat Samran Hospital for autopsy.

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