webfact Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath Ban Bung police in Chonburi in central/eastern Thailand were called after a collision between a Suzuki Smash and a Hino truck on a bend in the Ban Bung Kradon to Ban Nong Chan road yesterday around 6 pm. One man - the driver of the motorcycle - was dead at the scene gaving suffered a head injury. His passenger was in a serious condition and is now in hospital. Kong, 55, the trucker, said he was carrying sand to a retail store when he was going round a bend and was hit by the motorcycle in the center to rear section. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The motorcycle had severe damage and a mangled front wheel. Kong stopped 30 meters away and was on hand to tell the police what happened from his perspective. Investigations continue. Both the injured man and his passenger were unidentified in the Thai Rath story. Around 70 - 80% of road accident fatalities in Thailand are motorcyclists, notes ASEAN NOW, contributing to an annual death toll thought to be well in advance of 20,000, one of the highest per capita in the world. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-03 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Meeseeks Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 WEAR A HELMET! Capitalization for emphasis as most here seem to be too stupid to understand this simple concept. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Don't want to take the seriousness of the incident away but this accident involved a Susuki Smash !!. Perhaps they should give them a different model name in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toofarnorth Posted May 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Excel said: Don't want to take the seriousness of the incident away but this accident involved a Susuki Smash !!. Perhaps they should give them a different model name in Thailand. My wife rides a Smash. Was there ever a more rediculous name for a bike ? Isuppose if it went to 125cc it could become a Smash Hit. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: Kong, 55, the trucker, said he was carrying sand to a retail store when he was going round a bend and was hit by the motorcycle in the center to rear section Sounds nasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Excel said: Don't want to take the seriousness of the incident away but this accident involved a Susuki Smash !!. Perhaps they should give them a different model name in Thailand. Suzuki splat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 That's not the way to pack the sand down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Sounds nasty. Caught with his shorts down I must say.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: contributing to an annual death toll thought to be well in advance of 20,000, one of the highest per capita in the world. With reportedly half the deaths from covid than on the roads in 2 years, maybe they should have a new tourist slogan. Why die of Covid in your own country, when you can die on our roads ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megasin1 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 so the headline intimates that the Smash ran into the truck, but it sounds more like the truck cut into the smash, oh for more clear reporting, wouldn't it be nice if they told you there was or wasn't a junction etc. Survivors like winners seem to write history here rather than the ping pong heads measuring the marks on the road and stuff like that and drawing their own conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Suzuki Smash, surely the name enough to deter buyers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 22 hours ago, webfact said: when he was going round a bend and was hit by the motorcycle in the center to rear section. Ah those dreaded bends, most Thai drivers send me round the bend constantly even on straight roads. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 21 hours ago, brianthainess said: Ah those dreaded bends, most Thai drivers send me round the bend constantly even on straight roads. ???? I just wish they would pay attention to lane markings, rather than taking the shortest path..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: I just wish they would pay attention to lane markings, rather than taking the shortest path..... On Koh Chang there are steep hair pin bends, the big cement trucks manage to keep in the lane, but small cars can't, or if new to the island stall on the first steep bend, and its not just Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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