Thai woman “learner driver” ends up in the Chiang Mai moat

A Thai woman learning to drive ended up driving her new Mitsubishi Attrage and family into the Chiang Mai moat.

But Nitchapat Thaiwichai, 40, and her three passengers including girls aged 3 and 8 in the back were all saved thanks to a man who dived in to help.

The accident happened downtown near the Chiang Mai Ram hospital where the company employee was doing a U-turn.

She apparently mistook the brake for the accelerator as they are very close.

A video and still pictures on Manager showed the clear Thai lettering on the back of the car that the driver was new and learning how to drive.

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