Young driver in water delivery truck backs over students in Lopburi - one teen dead, one injured

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Phaniat police in Lopburi were called after a water delivery driver reversed over two students on a motorcycle on the Suranarai Road in Wang Plerng sub-district.

 

Pillion passenger 18 year old Niphaporn from Sa Bote district was dead under the left rear wheel of the truck.

 

Phanitda, also 18, the driver of the bike survived and was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A damaged Honda motorcycle was found at the scene.

 

Pakorn, 21, said he had mistakenly driven past a shop where he was making a delivery and had been reversing.

 

He thought he had gone into a pothole and revved his engine after inadvertently hitting the motorcycle killing the student, reported Thai Rath.

 

Police took him away for prosecution. 

 

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[sammieuk1]

Think that fully explains it then "He thought he had gone into a pothole and revved his engine" whilst looking forward and driving backwards in - unbelievable ways to die and excuses vol 7 ????Rip 

[John Bird]

A good reporter would find out if that driver had a proper license and training, and if he was involved in any accidents before. In wouldnt be surprised if all wasn't kosher. 

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pakorn, 21, said he had mistakenly driven past a shop where he was making a delivery and had been reversing.

 

He thought he had gone into a pothole and revved his engine after inadvertently hitting the motorcycle killing the student,

Manslaughter.... 

[VocalNeal]

The motorcycle must have been really close or trying to pass on the left?

[richard_smith237]

10 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

The motorcycle must have been really close or trying to pass on the left?

My thoughts too....    Unless the truck was reversing fast up the hard shoulder and caught the motorcyclists by surprise I cannot understand how the motorcyclists managed to get themselves in a position to get run over by a reversing truck... 

 

Well, actually, I can....  driving here I have to be very careful when turning or manoeuvring. Even with indicators my on, motorcyclists will still attempt to squeeze through the tiniest of gaps. Whenever reversing out into traffic or changing lanes etc...  the motorcycles just keep on coming, ultimately we have to go with the idea that ‘they’ll just have to avoid me’ or we’ll never get anywhere. 

 

In this case, I wonder how the girls got ‘trapped’ were they trying to squeeze through where they couldn’t instead of waiting ?

 

Tragic loss of life

 

We obviously don’t know the whole story, but I’m not sure the lorry driver is completely at blame here. 

[Confuscious]

13 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Think that fully explains it then "He thought he had gone into a pothole and revved his engine" whilst looking forward and driving backwards in - unbelievable ways to die and excuses vol 7 ????Rip 

At least he didn't blamed his brakes.
 

[JeffersLos]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I cannot understand how the motorcyclists managed to get themselves in a position to get run over by a reversing truck... 

They too were reversing, only on the wrong side of the road. 

[In Full Agreement]

14 hours ago, John Bird said:

A good reporter would find out if that driver had a proper license and training, and if he was involved in any accidents before. In wouldnt be surprised if all wasn't kosher. 

 

 

Isn't that the job of the police?