Pick-up in five vehicle pile-up - 61 year old woman motorcyclist dead

[webfact]

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that the driver of a pick-up lost control slamming into four other vehicles before killing a 61 year old woman.

 

Phra Samut Chedi police were called to the area of Suksawat Soi 67 outside a property sales office in Samut Prakan.

 

They found five damaged vehicles including a motorcycle.

 

Lamyong Srithawat was dead with multiple fractures. She'd been on a Honda Wave motorcycle. 

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A Mazda pick-up with a man called Srisuwan, 31, behind the wheel had caused the carnage. The driver was at the scene waiting to give evidence.

 

He said he worked for a window company and had driven the vehicle to deposit money at a nearby ATM. 

 

He claimed that he was travelling fast and a vehicle in front braked suddenly causing him to lose control and hit a parked vehicle and the woman on the bike who was making a U-turn. 

 

He was taken away for questioning. 

 

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[Excel]

So clearly a poorly located ATM was the root cause of this accident, not the fact yet another Thai male was driving a pick-up yet again at speeds he could not handle.

[toofarnorth]

Manslaughter . Lock him up ,

[metisdead]

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

He claimed that he was travelling fast

 

That is the problem. Too many people "feel the need for speed" when driving. 

[grego49]

Suŕprised he didnt run and hide at mummy's place

[Photoguy21]

17 minutes ago, grego49 said:

Suŕprised he didnt run and hide at mummy's place

You have to give him credit for staying at the scene of the accident.

[Road Warrior]

sad yet again . speeding and total incompetent  thai driving 

[kidneyw]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He was taken away for questioning. 

Readjusting in how to drive would be better.

[mushroomdave]

10 hours ago, Road Warrior said:

sad yet again . speeding and total incompetent  thai driving 

Don't forget being on the phone too!!!  

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

He claimed that he was travelling fast and a vehicle in front braked suddenly causing him to lose control and hit a parked vehicle and the woman on the bike who was making a U-turn.

Another idiot pick-up driver who thinks the road is a race track.

[blackshadow]

17 hours ago, kidneyw said:

Readjusting in how to drive would be better.

AND where would HE learn this????!!!!!

[Liverpool Lou]

On 8/11/2022 at 3:02 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Feel sorry for the woman on the bike.

Other way round would have had a positive effect on road safety.

One less idiot.

You know how she was executing her u-turn, do you?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 8/12/2022 at 3:01 AM, mushroomdave said:

Don't forget being on the phone too!!!  

Don't forget lame, unfounded speculation, either!

[Eaglekott]

Im not sure why but it seams like many in pickup drivers here in Thailand tend to drive like they have a super sports car like a McLaren or Lamborghini. Sorry folks but putting a huge turbo in a pickup does not make it more stable on the road.