Road accident claims life of motorbike group member in Samut Songkhram

[webfact]

 

A fatal road accident occurred in the central province of Samut Songkhram today, claiming the life of 38 year old Suriya, a member of a large motorcycle group on a southern holiday trip. The incident came about as a pickup truck, with 33 years old Nonthaphon behind the wheel, attempted to turn into a petrol station, inadvertently crashing into the biker.

 

The road accident took place at 9.30am, when the bustling thoroughfare of Rama 2 Road, became a grim backdrop for the fatal crash. Suriya, a resident of Tha Sai, Samut Sakhon, lay lifeless, a good 60 metres away from his red and black Honda motorbike that landed near the petrol station. He suffered a broken neck and his body was riddled with marks from the sudden fatal collision.

 

Suriya’s friends, who had also been on the ride with him, bore long-sleeved white t-shirts inscribed with the words “Racing Club” and stood by at the crash site awaiting official proceedings.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

A member of a motorbike group on holiday died in a road accident in Samut Songkhram. (via KhaoSod)
Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/road-deaths/fatal-collision-claims-life-of-motorbike-group-member-in-samut-songkhram-road-accident

 

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[me4175]

Can't say I feel too sorry. 

Edited July 29, 2023 by me4175

[Bangkok Barry]

Was the motorcyclist undertaking? Did the pickup driver signal her intention? No information from yet another Thai reporter who couldn't be bother to research or ask questions before publishing.

[Gandtee]

18 minutes ago, me4175 said:

Can't say I feel too sorry. 

Why?????

[PETERTHEEATER]

From the linked article:

 

.........The other vehicle involved in the road accident, a black 4-door Isuzu pickup with a Samut Songkhram registration plate, sustained damage to the front left of the truck running into the driver’s door........

 

A left-hand drive vehicle?.

[Bazerino]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

Why?????

I was thinking the same.....

[kennw]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

Why?????

60 ft away from the bike suggests a lot of speed was involved. And damage to the car LHS door indicates  the bike was passing on the LHS. "Undertaker side"

[JeffersLos]

Pickup suddenly pulled across the inside lane to enter the gas station without using the turn signal or looking?

 

See it all the time here. They suddenly see where they want to turn off into from the outside lane, then suddenly swerve and pull across the inside lane without looking or using the blinkers. 

[Andrew Dwyer]

26 minutes ago, kennw said:

60 ft away from the bike suggests a lot of speed was involved. And damage to the car LHS door indicates  the bike was passing on the LHS. "Undertaker side"

Or the pickup suddenly turned in front of the biker to enter the gas station.

Without any actual account of how the accident occurred we are both just guessing.

[Ralf001]

Exhaust not legal... bike should not have been on public roads.

Edited July 29, 2023 by Ralf001

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, me4175 said:

Can't say I feel too sorry. 

On the limited information available that doesn't seem to be a very nice comment on the death of somebody simply riding a motorcycle.

[Scouse123]

5 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Pickup suddenly pulled across the inside lane to enter the gas station without using the turn signal or looking?

 

See it all the time here. They suddenly see where they want to turn off into from the outside lane, then suddenly swerve and pull across the inside lane without looking or using the blinkers. 

Absolutely,

 

We had a clown coming back from Khonkaen the other day.

 

They had missed their turn off so instead of driving ahead and making a U turn, they anchored on the brakes and reversed up the highway.

 

You really have to be ' on the ball ' on these roads.

 

Luckily, we are very steady and careful drivers and keep our wits about us constantly.

 

You never know what a lot of these <deleted> are going to do. This is a result of buying driving licences and terrible driving skills.

[thailand49]

Clueless reporting the investigation as to what happened will be worse from the same school of driving.