Pregnant woman, 20, dies in Phuket motorbike accident

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Pregnant woman, 20, dies in Phuket motorbike accident

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: A woman who was three months pregnant died yesterday evening (Dec 5) when a pickup truck collided with the motorbike on which she was riding pillion.

 

Siriluck Salangam, 20, died after being thrown from the motorbike which had been hit by a pickup truck. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

The woman’s mother, who was riding the motorbike, suffered minor injuries as a result of the accident.

 

Phuket City Police was notified of an accident near the Shell patrol station on the southbound side of Thepkrasattri Rd in Baan Sapam, Koh Kaew at 6pm.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/pregnant-woman-20-dies-in-phuket-motorbike-accident-64989.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-12-06

[tracker1]

The carnage continues unabated !

 

[Russell17au]

No helmet again

“Ms Siriluck and her mother were about 50m away from the Shell patrol station when the pickup truck hit at the back of the motorbike. Ms Siriluck fell from the motorbike and her head hit the road. The motorbike and her mother then hit to the Toyota car which was driving on the other side of the road,” Lt Col Sakon explained.
What is it going to take to get through to people

[seeyoujimmy]

the sad thing is it might never get through

[bristolgeoff]

one more to the total and maybe a helmet could have saved her daughter.