Ducati rider killed after crashing into pickup

By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- A man riding a Ducati motorcycle was killed when his big bike crashed into the rear of a pickup truck on a Pattaya road early Thursday.
 

Police said the accident happened at 1am on the Pattaya-bound Sukhumvit Road in Tambon Nong Plalai in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district.

 

The motorcyclist was identified as Somporn Chansawang, 44.

 

The impact of the crash broke the motorcycle into two parts. 

 

Police took Chatra Ngiam, 29, a Cambodian worker who drove the pickup, into custody for questioning. He said he had exited a soi and had driven for just 100 metres when the motorcycle crashed into his pickup’s rear.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30326024

 

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Another foreigner causing havoc on Thai roads.

Looks like the Ducati rider going too fast,and Cambodian driver too slow.

 

regards worgeordie

46 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Another foreigner causing havoc on Thai roads.

??????Where did you read that?

I would like to know more. Did the pickup have rear lights working? Did the deceased have brakes in good working order? Was either party tested for drink and drugs?

1 hour ago, jvs said:

??????Where did you read that?

Cambodian driver of the pick up?

1 hour ago, champers said:

I would like to know more. Did the pickup have rear lights working? Did the deceased have brakes in good working order? Was either party tested for drink and drugs?

 

I would say:

 

No

Yes

No

 

but also 1 possibly too slow and the other one a bit too fast => bamm and no good.

 

 

5 minutes ago, Deli said:

the other one a bit too fast

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The impact of the crash broke the motorcycle into two parts

Maybe even two bits too fast.

 

Reminds me of a GoPro video by a "proud" big biker demonstrating he can do 228 km/h on an ordinary Thai highway.

Then swearing loud and breaking hard when a pickup enters the highway some 200 m in front.

2 hours ago, joepattaya1961 said:

Cambodian driver of the pick up?

The Cambodian driver was hit from behind! Not his fault.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Police took Chatra Ngiam, 29, a Cambodian worker who drove the pickup, into custody

The Cambodian is always guilty. If he didn't come to Thailand, the accident wouldn't have occured...

 

Got hit on my bike last Tuesday by a taxi driver that didn't look when exiting a parking. Guess who was wrong... Right, the farang, for entering Thailand and due to that the accident occured... 

Wow. That Duc would have been carrying some serious speed to do that kind of damage. Just a matter of time at the time of the morning.

Why do these guys not value their lives more?? Sure ride a nice bike had enjoy the freedom but mitigate the danger by using your brain <deleted>.

In the photo's it looks more like a Bin Lorry....

 

Bike going too fast - 1am, Alcohol involved ?

Clear lighting on the pickup (bin lorry) ?

 

That damage shows the bike must have really be motoring along at significant speed.

Edited September 7, 20178 yr by richard_smith237

Older cars and pick-ups crawling along without bright rear lights at night is common. Worse they are often in the righthand ( fast ) lane RIP the Ducati rider. I'm guessing he was riding too fast but no way to learn from his mistake now.

If the bike broke in half as indicated then the guy was driving way too fast.
I do agree, why take the Cambodian worker into custody? Is it SOP when a fatality occurs?

 

It was a simple "break failior" when a Dukatti rider rushing to die. ?

1,000,000 way to die. ?

On 07/09/2017 at 11:50 AM, jvs said:

??????Where did you read that?

In the article - Police took Chatra Ngiam, 29, a Cambodian worker who drove the pickup, into custody for questioning.

No need for these big, powerful bikes to be on the road. 

6 hours ago, The manic said:

No need for these big, powerful bikes to be on the road. 

 

Spoken by someone who's only means of transport is a little wheeled hair-dryer.

 

Its not the vehicle, its the attitude of the person who drives it. A little scooter can readily get up to 'bike splitting' speeds.

 

Perhaps in the future all vehicles will be electronically limited to the speed limits, until then drivers & riders will continue to push the limits of their own stupidity. 

 

 

Regarding a previous question: Yes its SOP when a road fatality occurs that the surviving party is taken into custody (and usually bailed by his insurance company if you have 1st class insurance).

 

 

 

On 9/7/2017 at 0:11 PM, champers said:

I would like to know more. Did the pickup have rear lights working? Did the deceased have brakes in good working order? Was either party tested for drink and drugs?

if rear light not working then the pickup is BIG enough to see it!!

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Spoken by someone who's only means of transport is a little wheeled hair-dryer.

 

Its not the vehicle, its the attitude of the person who drives it. A little scooter can readily get up to 'bike splitting' speeds.

 

Perhaps in the future all vehicles will be electronically limited to the speed limits, until then drivers & riders will continue to push the limits of their own stupidity. 

 

 

Regarding a previous question: Yes its SOP when a road fatality occurs that the surviving party is taken into custody (and usually bailed by his insurance company if you have 1st class insurance).

 

 

 

I do not drive in Pattaya. No need. Plenty of public transport. So you are wrong . However, you are correct regarding the attitude of vehicle owners. Owners of large, loud, unnecessarily powerful bikes often seem to have 'issues' .  The issues include driving at dangerous speeds in built up areas, arrogant disregard  for other people and as demonstrated in the reply above:contempt for other road users. There is no need at all for these large powerful bikes on public roads. However, they do keep the organ banks full!

12 minutes ago, The manic said:

I do not drive in Pattaya. No need. Plenty of public transport. So you are wrong . However, you are correct regarding the attitude of vehicle owners. Owners of large, loud, unnecessarily powerful bikes often seem to have 'issues' .  The issues include driving at dangerous speeds in built up areas, arrogant disregard  for other people and as demonstrated in the reply above:contempt for other road users. There is no need at all for these large powerful bikes on public roads. However, they do keep the organ banks full!

A bit of a narrow view there mate. A lot of people actually want to get out of Pattaya and see the countryside (as strange as it may seem to some), others including myself,  find it to be impossible to do 100's of kilometres on a 100cc scooter at highways speeds. And many people have different tastes, wants and needs. 

Any motorised vehicle has the capacity to be used incorrectly by people who let their confidence outdo their ability especially cars that invariably have the capacity for mega speeds.

Attitude is by far more  a societal issue than something that is specific to a certain demographic. 

Furthermore, I'd be confident in saying a large majority of bike deaths in Thailand are by people operating 150cc or less bikes. 

 

On ‎9‎/‎7‎/‎2017 at 0:11 PM, champers said:

I would like to know more. Did the pickup have rear lights working? Did the deceased have brakes in good working order? Was either party tested for drink and drugs?

All irrelevant.

The party that hits the vehicle in front is at fault. One should always drive expecting some idiot ahead to do something dangerous.

In this case the pickup was 100 meters along the road, so probably not just pulling out without looking.

IMO, probably bike rider's fault.

 

Must have been doing some speed for the bike to break in two.

 

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 4:21 PM, MadMuhammad said:

 

Furthermore, I'd be confident in saying a large majority of bike deaths in Thailand are by people operating 150cc or less bikes. 

 

Probably true, but how many are hit by cars and trucks?

Why does Ducati ,BMW,Hi So, manage to grab headlines, yet the Hundreds of splattered Joes on a Chuck Chaser never get a mention after the most horrific of accidents ..[emoji86]



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On 9/7/2017 at 1:11 AM, champers said:

I would like to know more. Did the pickup have rear lights working? Did the deceased have brakes in good working order? Was either party tested for drink and drugs?

They are both guilty of driving in Thailand.

Far too many times I have been driving along minding my own business on a straight piece of road with no one behind me for a long long way and some jerk will pull out in front and crawl along at snails pace until they think that they are to speed causing me to have to brake to avoid hitting them, and I can assure you that I do not drive fast especially in and around town, maybe 60 kmh at most, so I reckon Somchai saw the bike but just kept on going out of the junction and the bike, unfortunately had nowhere to go. Sad, very sad.