Pattaya Motorcyclist Fatally Crashes with Chinese Tour Bus

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — A man tried to navigate his motorbike around a road construction detour on Threpprasit Road in Pattaya and fatally crashed his vehicle into a tour bus full of Chinese tourists.

Sawang Boriboon rescuers arrived at the accident scene at 10 PM on Monday, May 1st, to find a black Honda PCX motorbike that had slammed into the front of a tour bus.

 

The motorbike was stuck in the bus’s front. Its rider, Mr. Wissanu Kanngam, 28, was found in his bike wreckage with grievous injuries. Rescuers could not resuscitate him and pronounced him dead at the scene.

 

A priest happened to be in the area and prayed for the victim. Mr. Wissanu’s body was transported to Banglamung Hospital.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/05/02/pattaya-motorcyclist-fatally-crashes-with-chinese-tour-bus/

 

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[jacko45k]

Very sad. I have not been near the area but I am sure someone can comment as to the road works and detours etc....

[ChrisY1]

To me, he seems to have been going the wrong way….!

[metisdead]

Another photo from the linked article pretty much confirms that the motorbike was going the wrong way:

 

[EVENKEEL]

He was navigating around traffic me thinks.

[Henryford]

Half way down Thepprasit the road changes from being one way on the left to two way on the left, with no signs or markings of the change. You are suddenly faced with cars coming straight at you !! I am surprised there hasn't been many more accidents, especially at night.

[stoner]

and the total disregard for their own life and those around them continues. a huge portion of all thai drivers should not be allowed to drive. they simply do not have the cognitive ability needed. 

 

 

[HauptmannUK]

This road has been a mess of roadworks for many months. Very dangerous. The detours/lanes move around as the work locations move, and lanes are not properly marked.

[smedly]

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

Half way down Thepprasit the road changes from being one way on the left to two way on the left, with no signs or markings of the change. You are suddenly faced with cars coming straight at you !! I am surprised there hasn't been many more accidents, especially at night.

you are spot on

 

not enough planning and organisation has gone into the diversion making the whole thing unsafe and dangerous

 

RIP

[bristolgeoff]

Blame the bus driver of course,maybe they can sue the driver or company with what happened and ask for money.You killed my father all your fault

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

To me, he seems to have been going the wrong way….!

Yep, and at speed.

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

He was navigating around traffic me thinks.

Think you will find 99.9% of all bikes do 

[engamann]

Thepprasit road have been a death trapp for 15 months because of the gread , cooruption and dum dums in City Hall.

[Road Warrior]

On 5/3/2023 at 8:02 AM, Henryford said:

Half way down Thepprasit the road changes from being one way on the left to two way on the left, with no signs or markings of the change. You are suddenly faced with cars coming straight at you !! I am surprised there hasn't been many more accidents, especially at night.

i wont travel down Thep. rd. at night for the reason you state