Picture: Daily News

 

Three people were killed - including an eight year old child - after a Ford pick-up overturned on a scenic route in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand.

 

A motorcycle pulled out suddenly- this was named in a report published by Thaivisa at the weekend as one of the main causes of accidents in Thailand.

 

Rescue services from both Sichon and Khanom districts were at the scene yesterday cutting out the nine occupants of the pick-up.

 

It happened on the road between Khanom and Sichon at Ban Hat Da Dan. 

 

Named as dead were Kunkanya, 8, Wanphen, 64 and Somporn, 62. They all had different surnames. 

 

Six were taken to hospital.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

All occupants of the pick-up had travelled from their home in Pak Phanang to visit someone in Khanom Hospital.

 

On the return journey they decided to take a new scenic route that Daily News said the driver was unfamiliar with.

 

A motorcycle pulled out and the pick-up flipped and ended up overturned by the side of the road. 

 

The motorcyclist was not reported among those injured. 

 

 

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20 minutes ago, webfact said:

The motorcyclist was not reported among those injured. 

pity

Motorbike rider not reported amongst the injured, bloody cretin caused 3 deaths and others injured, due to his reckless stupidity.????

6 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Motorbike rider not reported amongst the injured, bloody cretin caused 3 deaths and others injured, due to his reckless stupidity.????

I'm surprised he didn't just ride off, completely oblivious to anything that had happened. 

1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said:

I'm surprised he didn't just ride off, completely oblivious to anything that had happened. 

He probably did.

An eight year old....incredibly sad....not doubt traveling in the rear......was this not banned some years ago......what am I thinking....this is Thailand....

9 in one car ?

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

cutting out the nine occupants of the pick-up.

They were all in the cab?

Two drone pictures from accident yesterday in Khanom

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Without knowing the speed the driver was going on this 'unknown and scenic' route, then it's just as possible the motor bike saw nothing coming when he pulled out. 

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Motorbike rider not reported amongst the injured, bloody cretin caused 3 deaths and others injured, due to his reckless stupidity.????

Should have kept the course and mow the motorcyclist. That would probably have only one dead.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Rescue services from both Sichon and Khanom districts were at the scene yesterday cutting out the nine occupants of the pick-up.

Hmmmm all wearing seat-belts I presume?

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Without knowing the speed the driver was going on this 'unknown and scenic' route, then it's just as possible the motor bike saw nothing coming when he pulled out. 

Or maybe he just didn't look until half-way out which is the norm here.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Three people were killed

So How many people were Illegally in the Loading bay of the Pick up (Ute).?

RIP.  Never-ending and so needless.

7 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

They were all in the cab?

nine in a pickup plenty of room.. recently in lop buri at a shopping centre... nine adults got out of a small four door saloon...forgot what it was exactly but seem to recall an older Toyota Soluna... it was like a Candid camera stunt...but not.....black tinted windows ....so you couldn't appreciate how they all sat ....

Just another normal day then.

Few die ( supposedly) of C-19 and the country is locked.

thousands die daily on the roads by reckless bikers without a license or tuition.

mind boggling.