A couple were lucky to survive after a tree blew onto their car during a storm.<br /><br />Suchat Samithianan, 66, and his wife Tadphen, 67, were driving through heavy rain and strong winds in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on Monday night (June 8).<br /><br />The large tree was pulled down by the gusts and plunged onto the bonnet of their white Toyota. They were just inches from being crushed by the tree.<br /><br />Shocked residents rushed to help and called the emergency services. The couple clambered out of the vehicle and were given first aid at the roadside. <br /><br />Tadphen complained of mild chest pain but they were both otherwise unhurt.<br /><br />The husband, Suchat, said: "I was driving through the heavy rain when suddenly there was a loud noise and I saw the tree falling.<br /><br />"I managed to stop the car before my car engine was crushed by the tree. If I did not stop the car in time it might be me and my wife that were crushed.''<br /><br />Suchat said his insurance company would visit the scene to evaluate the damage and compensate the couple.
