Teen seriously injured in Kathu motorbike crash

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The accident happened on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd, near Kathu Intersection, at about 2pm. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A teenage male suffered serious injuries and was rushed to hospital unconscious earlier today (June 6) after he lost control of his motorbike on a wet road in Kathu and crashed beside the road.

 

Capt Nipon Temsang of the Kathu Police was called to the scene, near the U-turn on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd between the Bangchak petrol station and Kathu Intersection, at about 2pm.

 

The motorbike rider, 19-year-old Phuket native Watcharaphong Phunthawa, was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/teen-seriously-injured-in-kathu-motorbike-crash-71700.php#HTgtVL0rke3YF5FL.99

 

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If only his sandals had been correctly secured he would probably be standing there, having a laugh with the rescue guys.

 

Remember folks, never ride a motorcycle without properly secured sandals.

 

 

Doesn't sound good for this kid. Hope he makes it thu.

"Capt Nipon explained that Watcharapong was riding from Patong to the Phuket Bus Terminal, with his father following behind in a pickup truck, when the motorbike slid on the wet road and crashed heavily into the roadside gutter."

 

It's hardly surprising, as most adults here have no interest/understanding about allowing for driving in wet road conditions.

Until there is even basic information taught about roadcraft, these sort of incidents will carry on forever.

poor boy .... only 19yrs old ... at his prime and their best age.

hope he pulls through.

All 19 year olds think they are bullet-proof, that nothing can happen to them.

39 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

All 19 year olds think they are bullet-proof, that nothing can happen to them.

We've been taking advantage of that for eons?

 

13 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

All 19 year olds think they are bullet-proof, that nothing can happen to them.

Very true.

An an eighteen-year-old motorcyclist who clipped the wing of a parked car with my Honda 500/4, I remember while I was flying through the air that I had just lost a bet I had with a friend at work, as to who would be the first to have a day off sick. Then I hit the ground.

 

Those tires on the bike are essentially useless on a road that wet. They'd be aquaplaning in an instant. After market exhaust pipe adds horsepower. Driving with sandals. Helmet? A potentially deadly combination.

 

 

19 year old dies after big bike accident in Kathu, Phuket

By The Thaiger

PHOTOS: เทศกิจ 201(กะทู้) อุทิศ 5811 / อาสาของประชาชน

 

 

A 19 year old was pronounced dead at Vachira Phuket Hospital after being seriously injured in a sports bike (Honda CB 650cc) accident in Kathu.

 

Rescue workers report that they were notified of the accident at 1.45pm yesterday on the Phra Phuket Kaew Road near Bang Jak petrol station.

 

Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the man with serious injuries. He was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital and later pronounced dead. Nearby the found his damaged big bike.

 

Police are continuing their investigation to find the cause of accident. The roads in Phuket were very wet yesterday with a day of persistent rain.

 

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/19-year-old-dies-after-big-bike-accident-in-kathu-phuket

 

 

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and ...  meanwhile 40 have died riding scooters. whats with this crap reporting. so, he was on a *big bike*

4 hours ago, Cereal said:

Those tires on the bike are essentially useless on a road that wet. They'd be aquaplaning in an instant. After market exhaust pipe adds horsepower. Driving with sandals. Helmet? A potentially deadly combination.

 

 

An aftermarket exhaust increases the noise, more power needs a complete remapping of the intake/exhaust system.

There is no more profile on his front weel ????

He was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital and later pronounced dead

 

so this is another that wont come up on the road fatalities stats because he wasn't pronounced dead until he was at the hospital.  

8 minutes ago, lockyv7 said:

He was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital and later pronounced dead

 

so this is another that wont come up on the road fatalities stats because he wasn't pronounced dead until he was at the hospital.  

So this is another post that continues to give wrong information because they read it somewhere.