Man crashes his motorbike into truck and dies during last night’s storm in Chonburi

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: ข่าวคนชล

 

A 34-year-old man crashed his motorbike into the back of a truck during last night’s storm in Chonburi and died while his two daughters (8 and 9 years old) survived with injuries.

 

The fatal accident occurred on the Ban Bueng-Chonburi Road in the Nong Samsak subdistrict of Ban Bueng district, Chonburi. During last night’s storm, at 10:30 p.m., rescue services rushed to the aid of a man who was reported to have suffered serious injuries after colliding his motorbike into the back of a truck.

 

The man was identified as Amporn Thuraprayu (34). He was found with his two daughters aged 8 and 9-years-old on the road beside a crumpled red Honda PCX bike. Rescue workers tried to save the man by performing CPR but failed due to his serious injuries. The father was pronounced dead at the scene while his two daughters survived with non-life threatening injuries.

 

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[worgeordie]

"The truck driver, Sayan Wu On (36), told police that he was about to exit a gas station when the man rammed into his truck. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident, and the man was swaying uncontrollably, the driver claimed."

By the sound of that , the truck pulled out in front of him, and motorbike rider is trying 

to brake and that's why he's swaying ,and father of the 2 kids was killed. RIP ,

regards Worgeordie

[SAFETY FIRST]

I see the Thais riding in the rain holding an umbrella in the left hand and speeding, they hate getting wet, they reckon they will get sick if the rain falls on their head. 

 

This is very dangerous, probably why so many accidents when raining. 

 

BTW, you see so many more helmets being used when raining. 

It removes all the dust from the helmets after sitting around for months 

Edited September 22, 2022 by SAFETY FIRST

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

During last night’s storm, at 10:30 p.m

Let's assume that there was an urgent necessity to drive under these conditions with two children on the pillion.

If so: drive with extreme(!) care. You can hardly be seen (even assuming the bike had working lights).

[NE1]

Hitting a large puddle will cause a bike to sway  / wobble.

[aussienam]

Very sad and a traumatic period ahead for the two kids possibly seeing their father dying in front of them. Also lost income support.  Poor kids.    

[richard_smith237]

As worgeordie pointed out (and possibly shown by the photo)..... 

 

Did the truck actually pull out in front of the motorcyclist ? - the truck driver describes seeing him... so clearly expected the motorcyclist to be able to stop,

The motorcyclist riding along the shoulder (as they do), rain in his face couldn’t see / couldn’t stop with tragic consequences ???

 

 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, NE1 said:

Hitting a large puddle will cause a bike to sway  / wobble.

So will slamming on the brakes as hard as you can in the wet because a truck pulled out in front of you...  

[RichardColeman]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

So will slamming on the brakes as hard as you can in the wet because a truck pulled out in front of you...  

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

By the sound of that , the truck pulled out in front of him,

When was the last time you saw a truck pulling out of a gas station at 50+ miles an hour ? Most trucks crawl put. The fact - if true - he his the rear would mean the thing was already out and an idiot motorcyclist not looking where he was going or chatting to the kids over his shoulder !

[Moti24]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

"The truck driver, Sayan Wu On (36), told police that he was about to exit a gas station when the man rammed into his truck. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident, and the man was swaying uncontrollably, the driver claimed."

By the sound of that , the truck pulled out in front of him, and motorbike rider is trying 

to brake and that's why he's swaying ,and father of the 2 kids was killed. RIP ,

regards Worgeordie

Every time my wife gets her tyres pimped-up in a local motorcycle shop, she comes back with 60psi in both tyres, so I deflate them to 35psi.  It's a safe bet that this guy's tyres were over inflated, giving him zero grip; the reason there are so many motorcycle accidents in Thailand.  But yes, it's quite possible the truck driver pulled-out in front.

[NaaKap]

There are just so many variables in vehicle accidents unless you were on the spot at the time there is no way to tell. But as worgeordie explains the situation sounds pretty spot on. 3 people on what looks to be a very badly maintained old bike. Heavy rain, Ever ridden a bike in the rain without a full face helmet you cannot see a thing and the pain is a distraction cutting vision down to a few feet at best. All of a sudden this wall of metal creeps into view directly in front of you. Panic .. Brake... Slam... Mass x Velocity. RIP old son I'm glad the kids were ok could have been so much worse. 

[jacko45k]

I am presuming this was Wednesday night. I was woken up by very very heavy rain 3-4 times. In the morning it looked like 4 inches at least had fallen. That would be some serious dangerous weather to be riding a bike home. 

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, Moti24 said:

Every time my wife gets her tyres pimped-up in a local motorcycle shop

Is this service available to farangs?

[jesimps]

16 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I see the Thais riding in the rain holding an umbrella in the left hand and speeding, they hate getting wet, they reckon they will get sick if the rain falls on their head. 

 

This is very dangerous, probably why so many accidents when raining. 

 

BTW, you see so many more helmets being used when raining. 

It removes all the dust from the helmets after sitting around for months 

My Thai missus won't go outside without an umbrella if there's the slightest bit of rain. Says it gives her a headache! My stepdaughter's the opposite, she uses an umbrella when it's sunny.

 

RIP the father and I hope his daughters have a speedy recovery.

 

Edited September 23, 2022 by jesimps

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

When was the last time you saw a truck pulling out of a gas station at 50+ miles an hour ? Most trucks crawl put. The fact - if true - he his the rear would mean the thing was already out and an idiot motorcyclist not looking where he was going or chatting to the kids over his shoulder !

I agree... Trucks ‘crawl out’.... but why would the truck continue ‘crawling’ out when there is a motorcycle riding towards it ? - the truck driver should stop, don’t you think?

 

This seems to be an example of ‘I’m bigger, you’ll have to stop’....    

 

Have you ridden a motorcycle in heavy rain - visibility is reduced, especially without a visor (which many Thai’s don’t use)...   

 

Maybe the motorcyclist ‘needed’ to be out at that time, maybe they had to be somewhere, the reason they were ‘there’ and riding in the rain is somewhat irrelevant... the key issue is why didn’t the motorcyclist slow down...

- did he assume the truck would stop? or,

- was his visibility so poor (due to the rain) that he misjudged? or,

- was he riding too quickly and hit a puddle which deflected his motorcycle towards the truck ?

[hotchilli]

The truck driver, Sayan Wu On (36), told police that he was about to exit a gas station when the man rammed into his truck. It was raining heavily at the time of the accident, and the man was swaying uncontrollably, the driver claimed

 

About to exit... so the rider hit the truck inside the gas station
Or:

The truck pulled out of the gas station and the swaying of the motorbike was the rider desperately trying to brake and avoid the accident?

My monies on the latter.

 

[NoshowJones]

15 hours ago, NE1 said:

Hitting a large puddle will cause a bike to sway  / wobble.

So will a truck pulling out on to the road in front of a motorbike. Although I think that particularly in heavy rain, the motorbike rider should be riding very slowly especially with two young children as passengers on it, and be prepared for any vehicle coming out of an entrance on to a main road in front of him.

[Aussieroaming]

RIP, I am glad the children survived. 

[jacko45k]

8 hours ago, Moti24 said:

Every time my wife gets her tyres pimped-up in a local motorcycle shop, she comes back with 60psi in both tyres, so I deflate them to 35psi.  It's a safe bet that this guy's tyres were over inflated, giving him zero grip; the reason there are so many motorcycle accidents in Thailand.  But yes, it's quite possible the truck driver pulled-out in front.

Mine blew my gauge to pieces once when I checked it in a shop after a replacement. In this case I think the weather was primary reason.