Thai Motorcyclist Killed by Foreign Driver in Phuket Pickup Truck Collision

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Pickups are unstable vehicles - far less stable than cars - I doesn't take a huge drastic movement to lose control like that.

She seems to be driving a recent Isuzu D-Max. Isuzu have a lot of technology in their cars to maintain stability in all cases. For a few years, I had an Isuzu MU-X (not a pick up but a 4x4 nonetheless, same size and engine) and it was shockingly stable, I would often say it was probably impossible to lose control of it, even on purpose. I once exploded a rear tyre doing 120 on the motorway, because of an empty M150 bottle on the road, and the car didn't veer by an inch.

4 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

She seems to be driving a recent Isuzu D-Max. Isuzu have a lot of technology in their cars to maintain stability in all cases. For a few years, I had an Isuzu MU-X (not a pick up but a 4x4 nonetheless, same size and engine) and it was shockingly stable, I would often say it was probably impossible to lose control of it, even on purpose. I once exploded a rear tyre doing 120 on the motorway, because of an empty M150 bottle on the road, and the car didn't veer by an inch.

Even with the tech - the stability of a pick-up is never as good as an 'average family car'. Stability is less than than a car, because the 'tail' is so light - thats exactly why the pickup 'fishtailed' like that

10 hours ago, Issan girl said:

There did not seem to be any visible reason for the truck to swerve into the other lane.

How can you tell ??

The truck is already 'out of control' as it enters the first frame of the video - looks like it was already 'fishtailing' at that point - the swerve took place possibly as much as 20m earlier and what we see if the after effect of the fishtailing getting progressively worse.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

How can you tell ??

The truck is already 'out of control' as it enters the first frame of the video - looks like it was already 'fishtailing' at that point - the swerve took place possibly as much as 20m earlier and what we see if the after effect of the fishtailing getting progressively worse.

It's a good reminder to keep an eye out for what goes on in the opposite lane(s). I'm not victim blaming or claiming I would have managed to avoid the car if I had been at that place and time, but we do all generally tend to focus on our own lane only.

If the car was behaving erratically for several seconds prior to the swerve, it might have been possible to see it and anticipate by easing on the gas out of precaution (and the car would have crossed in front of him instead of hitting him).

R.I.P. to this poor blighter.

5 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

It's a good reminder to keep an eye out for what goes on in the opposite lane(s). I'm not victim blaming or claiming I would have managed to avoid the car if I had been at that place and time, but we do all generally tend to focus on our own lane only.

If the car was behaving erratically for several seconds prior to the swerve, it might have been possible to see it and anticipate by easing on the gas out of precaution (and the car would have crossed in front of him instead of hitting him).

R.I.P. to this poor blighter.

What IF... easing off the gas pedal is what places you into the line of fire ??.... its impossible to predict these things unless you can stop well out of the way.

16 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

What IF... easing off the gas pedal is what places you into the line of fire ??.... its impossible to predict these things unless you can stop well out of the way.

Adding 'be aware of opposite lane' to my Defensive Driving checklist nonetheless, awareness is a good thing. There never are guarantees, but generally, easing off the gas is a good thing too.

On 3/27/2026 at 8:22 AM, blaze master said:

Something happened just before the sight of the video. What caused the truck to veer so sharp like that across 3 lanes of traffic.

Nof sure this one is so simple and clear cut.

On 3/27/2026 at 8:22 AM, blaze master said:

Something happened just before the sight of the video. What caused the truck to veer so sharp like that across 3 lanes of traffic.

Nof sure this one is so simple and clear cut.

Maybe they were arguing and started fighting in the truck, blood tests will tell a story, they were arguing on the side of the Rd after the accident, but it does seem strange the way the truck just swerves across the road, hopefully they have a good reason for this happening or the driver will be neck deep in it,

Sorry for the loss of life, but Thai bikers cut you off all the time although this case it was no fault of the biker.

On 3/28/2026 at 3:08 PM, Screaming said:

Anyone that gets on a motorbike in Thailand checks in their brains at the curb. It is insane to drive a motorbike in Thailand regardless of your experience. So the rider of that motorbike most likely new that he had a good chance of dying that day but he took the chance anyway. The woman will have insurance to cover her expenses as most people do in these cases. That is what insurance is for.

Not if she's over the alcohol limit or taking drugs, insurance won't pay

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On 3/27/2026 at 2:24 PM, wensiensheng said:

The trick looks fairly new, I’m doubting any kind of mechanical cause

It looks like a 20yr old Hilux Vigo !