webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Motorcyclist killed, friend injured after collision with car By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath A speeding large motorcycle crashed into a car at an intersection in Ayutthaya's Uthai district early on Thursday, killing the passenger and severely injuring the rider. Police said the accident happened at 2am at the Grand Market Intersection on the Rojana Road in Tambon Thanu. The passenger, Nattapol Chuensaichon, 24, from Bangkok, suffered a broken neck and the rider, Parinya Dejpakorn, 23, also from Bangkok, was severely injured and taken to Ayutthaya Hospital. Their Suzuki Predator GSX-S750 crashed into the front of a black Toyota car, whose shaken driver, Suriyan Kaewkham, 50, waited for police at the scene. Suriyan told police that he was making a right turn at the intersection when his traffic light turned green. He said the speeding motorcycle, which was heading to the Uthai district downtown, hit his car, hurling the two men over his car and on to the road several metres away. Suriyan said he was very sorry over the death and injuries. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30353322 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 So the driver turned right across the path of an oncoming motorcycle or have I misunderstood. I dont doubt the motorcycle could have been speeding, but the give way to on coming vehicles doesnt apply here. Save 2 seconds by pulling out into on coming traffic and hope for the best. The drivers and motorbike riders here are a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 RIP. You know going really fast makes things start to happen very quickly. any mention of helmets? I saw a Thai man haul ass through downtown Hua Hin last night on a rice rocket and enter the S curve flyover south of town at maybe 130kph. I hit the throttle on my 125 Honda Click but not much happened. That was about the most excitement we have around these parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said: So the driver turned right across the path of an oncoming motorcycle or have I misunderstood. Many lights in Thailand have separate green phase for each direction. E.g. straight and right turn on one side only. So it's possible that the motorbike rider jumped the red light. Suzuki Predator GSX-S750: maybe he thought his bike is faster than red light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said: Suzuki Predator GSX-S750: the Predator is the prey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: . I hit the throttle on my 125 Honda Click but not much happened. That was about the most excitement we have around these parts ...you......you farang maniac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said: So the driver turned right across the path of an oncoming motorcycle or have I misunderstood. If what the car driver says is true, this happened at a set of traffic lights where he had a green light and if so, the motorcycle must have run a red light. Now, even if you have a green light it sometimes pays to be cautious anyway but overall it makes it sound like it was the motorbike rider who was mostly at fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: A speeding large motorcycle crashed into a car at an intersection in Ayutthaya's Uthai district early on Thursday, killing the passenger and severely injuring the rider. Bad motorcycle, very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I am quite confident that I found the intersection where the accident happened: https://goo.gl/maps/xDbxEq4u98p Referring to the view: the car came from the left (market area) intending to turn right onto the wide major road (#309). So no question: if he had green light the main road had red for at least a few (2? 3?) seconds before. (it would be a suicide attempt to turn right onto this road on red) I hate driving in the night (2 AM). I don't like being the first at the green light. And have a dash cam!!! (if the driver survives he will hardly tell the truth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Aussieroaming said: So the driver turned right across the path of an oncoming motorcycle or have I misunderstood. I dont doubt the motorcycle could have been speeding, but the give way to on coming vehicles doesnt apply here. Save 2 seconds by pulling out into on coming traffic and hope for the best. The drivers and motorbike riders here are a joke. The driver said he turned right at the intersection after the lights had turned green !! Just saying.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: The driver said he turned right at the intersection after the lights had turned green !! Just saying.... 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: So the driver turned right across the path of an oncoming motorcycle or have I misunderstood. Yes. Look at the view that I have linked! And you will know what the wrong assumption about the right turn is. It was NOT an oncoming motorbike. Motorbike drove on main road coming from the right. Car turning into the main road. And how could the car be mostly demolished on the RIGHT side if an oncoming motorbike crashed into? (little to no impact on the left) That the text also describes that the motorbike and the car came from different roads becomes a side note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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