12 year old motorcycle rider killed in Wichit after head crushed by tour bus

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12 year old motorcycle rider killed in Wichit after head crushed by tour bus

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Wichit Police have been notified about an accident at 4:40pm yesterday (May 15) on Chao Fa–Suanluang Road, opposite a furniture mall near Naka Jor Su Kong Shrine in Wichit.

 

Police, along with medical staff and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a Honda motorbike in the middle of the road. Nearby was the body of 12 year old Chinnarat Kajatroka, a student at the Municipality 2 Baan Kathu School.

 

Chinnarat was wearing a red jacket and black shorts. He was covered with blood and his head had been critically injured. His remains were taken to Vachira Hospital in Phuket Town.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/12-year-old-motorcycle-rider-killed-in-wichit-after-head-crushed-by-tour-bus

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-05-15

[Get Real]

Really? A 12 year old motorcycle rider?

Edited May 15, 2018 by Get Real

[Maverell]

4 minutes ago, Get Real said:

Really? A 12 year old motorcycle rider?

That is quite old to ride a m/c where I live - more like 9 years or 10 - and normally with their parents blessing.

[George Bowman]

Thailand has many young drivers.

[Get Real]

22 minutes ago, Maverell said:

That is quite old to ride a m/c where I live - more like 9 years or 10 - and normally with their parents blessing.

That doesn´t make it better, does it? And it makes their parents irresponsible and stupid.

 

11 minutes ago, missoura said:

Thailand has many young drivers.

 

No, they have many illegal drivers, with their stupid parents blessing.

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Phuket student, 12, crushed by tour bus

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Chinnarat Kajutroka, 12, a student at Tessaban 2 Kathu School, died after he was crushed by the tour bus. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 12-year-old boy has died after his head was crushed by a tour bus in a motorbike accident south of Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (May 14).

 

Officers from the Wichit Police were called to the scene of the accident, on the unnamed road near the Naka Shrine in Wichit (see map below), at 2:20pm.

 

At the called to the scene officers arrived to find a Honda Scoopy motorbike in the middle of the road and the body of Chinnarat Kajutroka, 12, a student at Tessaban 2 Kathu School.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-student-12-crushed-by-tour-bus-67121.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-05-15

[cornishcarlos]

Very sad indeed...

[Just1Voice]

His parents should be charged with "Child Abuse" and sentenced to the maximum the law allows. 

 

[KhunBENQ]

Sad, yes.

But just "another case".

Up here in the sticks it happens and will just not be in the news.

No way that this lawless insanity will stop during my lifetime.

 

 

[LivinginKata]

Says it all .....

 

"Aphisit Konlee, also 12, told police that he and Chinnarat were riding on a motorbike from Saphan Hin. Chinnarat was operating the motorbike, while Aphisit rode pillion. Both were not wearing a helmets.

Three other youths all on one other motorbike had pulled alongside and the drivers of the two motorbikes started speeding, Aphisit said."

 

[geriatrickid]

As much as I like to criticize, consider that in a family where both parents must work, or there is a single parent, there is no other way of getting the child to school. It's not right, but I can understand why a kid would take a motorbike to school.  I rode my bike to school starting at age 8 and had to navigate some heavy traffic and did not wear a bike helmet.

[jak2002003]

12 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

As much as I like to criticize, consider that in a family where both parents must work, or there is a single parent, there is no other way of getting the child to school. 

I would rather my 12 year old child stayed off school than ride a motor bike to school, with or without a helmet.

 

I can't believe there would be no way for the child to get to school.  Neighbours with children could share times to take the kids.  There are song taews, busses, taxies, friends, relatives, neighbours, and even walk / pushbike.  

 

 

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

I would rather my 12 year old child stayed off school than ride a motor bike to school, with or without a helmet.

 

I can't believe there would be no way for the child to get to school.  Neighbours with children could share times to take the kids.  There are song taews, busses, taxies, friends, relatives, neighbours, and even walk / pushbike.  

 

 

 

There probably were alternatives, but given the widely used, socially acceptable and un-enforced easier solution of letting children ride motorcycles then children dying in accidents is an inevitably...  

 

It's tragic, but it's par for the course... But, even those overloaded school-bus-songthaews are dangerous, so what are the alternatives? Kids riding pillion with an adult riding... But the adults are only marginally safer.

[richard_smith237]

29 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

I rode my bike to school starting at age 8 and had to navigate some heavy traffic and did not wear a bike helmet.

 

That doest make it safe...

Many of Thaivisa 'twighlight years' posters grew up without seatbelts, child car seats, without bike helmets, played in the forest with airpistols..etc etc and they'll all claim they were/are fine...

Who can't claim they are fine are those silent voices of those who unnecessaryily died, became permanently incapacitated, or who's life was simply changed to such a degree that visiting Thailand was never an option (hence no voice on a forum such as this)....

 

Since I was a child, schools were either walkable along a footpath or free transport was provided (UK). Of course, this can't be compared to Thailand...

 

But just because the safety knowledge was absent in our home countries when we were young does not mean It should be ignored in light of obvious risk today.

[Psimbo]

About time parents were held responsible.  Funny how they get all teary and indignant when they turn up at the cop shop with their hands out. I have no sympathy for them.

 

I get sick and tired of kids racing round on motorbikes to the complete indifference of the police. They are a danger to themselves and others. It's a situation that is out of control on the island.

 

I feel sorry for the driver of the car, who should not have been put in this position in the first place.

[Psimbo]

1 hour ago, geriatrickid said:

As much as I like to criticize, consider that in a family where both parents must work, or there is a single parent, there is no other way of getting the child to school. It's not right, but I can understand why a kid would take a motorbike to school.  I rode my bike to school starting at age 8 and had to navigate some heavy traffic and did not wear a bike helmet.

There's a huge difference between a pedal bike and racing about on motorbikes in order to get big 'face' with one's mates.

[marko kok prong]

No doubt they were going hammer and tongs down the road racing their mates,correct me if i am wrong but i thought 15 was the legal age to ride a motorbike. I remember one day coming back from Phetchabun,we reached a town called Nong Pai,roughly half way to home,school was finishing and a veritable flood of students came out on motorbikes,a cop was there stopping traffic,barely a helmet to be seen and many kids were under 15,or looked it,the cop did nothing,as the kids would not have any money he could get .

[Lingba]

2 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

His parents should be charged with "Child Abuse" and sentenced to the maximum the law allows. 

 

not a bad idea..and the police should be charged with negligence....this is just absolutely sad and the bottom line is it will happen many more times again because this country considers this kind of thing as the norm and just doesn't give a shit

[Lupatria]

4 hours ago, missoura said:

Thailand has many young drivers.

...and an awful lot of parents who'll never grow up!

[Bob12345]

I looked all around my house but could not find any <deleted>'s i could give.

 

The kids were speeding, didn't have helmets, were too young to drive, and had no licenses.

Those 4 boys still alive hopefully learned something, and to the parents who lost their son I would recommend to do some soul searching to find out where it all went wrong.

 

Only sorry for the bus driver who now has to live with having a kids head crushed under his wheels (assuming he was driving normally).

[Briggsy]

4 hours ago, Get Real said:

That doesn´t make it better, does it? And it makes their parents irresponsible and stupid.

I have asked myself the very same question. And I come to the answer, "They know no better." This is because this is what the majority of families do in their village.

 

So the answer to your question is yes but not in a wilful way but the irresponsibility and stupidity is cultural rather than specific.

 

The solution is strong moral leadership with enforced traffic laws. As the last century of Thailand's history has amply demonstrated these are most obviously lacking without any period of exception.

[trainman34014]

RIP the Kid at 12 in Thailand they are too dumb to know what is right from wrong.

 

Lock up the Parents because they are even dumber and have not taught their Child right from wrong, even though they do know the difference !

[samsensam]

3 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

As much as I like to criticize, consider that in a family where both parents must work, or there is a single parent, there is no other way of getting the child to school. It's not right, but I can understand why a kid would take a motorbike to school.  I rode my bike to school starting at age 8 and had to navigate some heavy traffic and did not wear a bike helmet.

 

of course there is another way! as a responsible adult the parent/s should arrange for a responsible adult to take the child to school on their bike and ensure the child wears all necessary safely equipment/clothing.

 

or the parents get together with other parents and arrange suitably safe transport for their children to school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Just Weird]

4 hours ago, missoura said:

Thailand has many young drivers.

The young one that can be seen isn't driving!

[helloagain]

5 hours ago, Get Real said:

Really? A 12 year old motorcycle rider?

Why are thais incapable of stopping quick. I hope the parents are happy in helping their child to die so young. They just dont get it. 

[keith89]

7 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

His parents should be charged with "Child Abuse" and sentenced to the maximum the law allows. 

 

Problem here there no law, Idon't like kids riding bikes on roads, but no Thai gives a .... 

[Somchai Logic]

Unbelievable - All these posters saying it is quite understandable given certain circumstances!!!

A <deleted> bicycle is much cheaper and safer - even with one of this brainless lot controlling it 

[Somchai Logic]

32 minutes ago, helloagain said:

Why are thais incapable of stopping quick. I hope the parents are happy in helping their child to die so young. They just dont get it. 

And never will 

[AsiaHand]

6 hours ago, Get Real said:

Really? A 12 year old motorcycle rider?

He probably has been ridding since he was 7 and the odds finally caught up with him.

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, missoura said:

RIP on the bike says it all