Eight injured - two seriously - as motorcycle plows into crowd at southern Thai street race

[webfact]

Daily News caption: Serious collision

 

Tragedy struck at a park motorcycle race for charity in the south of Thailand after a rider lost control and plowed into spectators.

 

The incident - caught on a shocking video - happened in downtown Trang on Sunday.

 

Rescue services were on the scene giving CPR as eight were injured, two seriously at Kapangsurin Park.

 

Among them was the grievously injured rider and a spectator aged about 10 who had no pulse and were in comas reported Daily News. 

 

 

The six others were conscious and also taken to Trang hospital. 

 

The event was called Kapangsurin Road Racing that took place on Saturday and Sunday. 

 

Many spectators were watching, standing on footpaths. 

 

Pol Col Cheauchart Yaodam, Muang Trang police chief, said the races had been given permission but the police had not been advised about the accident. 

 

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[NanLaew]

Welcome to T(i)T

[NanLaew]

BTW, I don't think we need the video.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Tragedy struck at a park motorcycle race for charity in the south of Thailand after a rider lost control and plowed into spectators.

 

Oh well, the organisers will now lose more money in lawsuits than the charity will ever get

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

motorcycle race for charity

Unbelievable and criminal - a high speed motorcycle race along a public street with no visible crash barriers to protect the spectators!!! I wish the injured speedy recoveries.

[trainman34014]

3 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Unbelievable and criminal - a high speed motorcycle race along a public street with no visible crash barriers to protect the spectators!!! I wish the injured speedy recoveries.

Normal 'Health & Safety'  measures in place for Thailand.......Zero !

[Reposed]

Sad for the children. Totally innocent.

 

But the adults have a genetic mutation of the WhatIf? gene.

[Reposed]

And, as usual, the guy with the broken neck is moved and his head propped up on the curve.

 

Makes me sick....

[Tropposurfer]

My post is not related, not exactly, to this sad and tragic incident but in some ways it is directly related.

I know some would/will say; 'Oh you're just an old guy and stuffy' or some such thing.

I saw recently on Instagram (yeah I actually use the app and I do enjoy the things I follow, cars, Dalmatian dogs, nature, gardening, architecture etc and I was swishing through some of the video posts therein and saw a few - quite a few videos by 'males-only' driving doing burnouts, launching, drifting, doughnuts or 'circle-work' as country folks call it in Australia.

All this 'on-the-edge' driving on public open roads with other drivers going about their daily driving and coming across completely unawares such high risk behaviour. Many near misses, and lots of violent collisions with stationery objects, pedestrians, and moving cars.

While I get the desire for adrenalin and youthful expression of testosterone the normalising of such behaviours seems to be on the rise and as this event shows results often in really lamentable consequences. What was viewed as just exuberant, right-of-passage to manhood stuff (Instagram), and in this case a 'charity' based event has resulted in death, maiming, and carnage. 

Edited July 4, 2022 by Tropposurfer

[Aussieroaming]

I think " no pulse and in coma" actually means dead.

 

RIP to the dead.

[n00dle]

Tragic, but at least the media isn't claiming the guy was high on pot.

 

Small mercies

[kidneyw]

2 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Unbelievable and criminal - a high speed motorcycle race along a public street with no visible crash barriers to protect the spectators!!! I wish the injured speedy recoveries.

Just like a normal day on Pattaya Second road.

[AustinRacing]

Backward nations usually suffer from avoidable tragedies. Permission was given by authorities. The rest is academic. No foresight or consideration for potential risks to actions. The dumb parents who take their kids to watch races on footpaths should be charged with criminal negligence too. Dumb and dumber the lot of them. 

[billd766]

10 hours ago, NanLaew said:

BTW, I don't think we need the video.

But you don't need to watch it. Just skip the message.

[Mr Meeseeks]

This is why when I see modified scooters and agricultural utility vehicles I naturally assume they are owned and driven by incompetent idiots.

 

As to the authorities 'giving permission', well the ???? show continues...

[hotchilli]

Road races tend to have accidents, riders are aware of the potential risk, spectators it seems are oblivious to the risk.

Both have a choice, go or stay away.