Fatal U-turn on Road: 16-Year-Old Crashes into Car, 1 Dead, 2 Injured

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SAMUT PRAKAN - Sergeant Witthaya Namthong received a report of a motorcycle-car collision at Petch Hueng 38, Samut Prakan. Rescuers found 13-year-old Jak injured and 12-year-old Grai with minor injuries.

 

Tragically, 16-year-old Pat lay dead with severe injuries, his Honda PCX bike damaged. A black Nissan Almera car, driven by Khunanut, was parked nearby with front damage, reported Sanook.

 

He explained he was returning home when the motorcycles collided with his car.

 

He promptly rushed to assist the injured and immediately sought help. He took full responsibility for the accident and extended financial support to cover the deceased victim's funeral expenses. Police continue their investigation.

 

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[Skipalongcassidy]

3 up on a scooter... no helmets... no license... what could possibly go wrong?

[2baht]

A 12, 13 and 16 years old on a motorcycle?..................................................! OK!????

 

 

[Denim]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A black Nissan Almera car, driven by Khunanut, was parked nearby with front damage,

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the motorcycles collided with his car.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He took full responsibility for the accident and extended financial support to cover the deceased victim's funeral expenses.

Sounds like the bike , whilst doing the U turn pulled out in front of the car. Hence the front end damage. Doesn't sound like the car drivers fault so why take responsibilty ???  

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He took full responsibility for the accident and extended financial support to cover the deceased victim's funeral expenses.

Financing a funeral hardly seems a just compensation. If he was responsible, I'd take his house, and a monthly 20% of his wages for life.

[Bangkok Barry]

[JeffersLos]

7 hours ago, 2baht said:

A 12, 13 and 16 years old on a motorcycle?..................................................! OK!????

 

 

It happened at night during the week, so maybe they were returning from a school homework and study group. 

[747man]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Financing a funeral hardly seems a just compensation. If he was responsible, I'd take his house, and a monthly 20% of his wages for life.

But It Looks like it was the Scooter Boys Fault.....Read the OP.....properly !!

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

3 up on a scooter... no helmets... no license... what could possibly go wrong?

Believing a U-turn is safe.

[Nemises]

Millions of motorbikes…and U-turns allowed every few kilometres on every highway in the country. What could possibly go wrong?

 

 

[digger70]

12 hours ago, Denim said:

 

 

Sounds like the bike , whilst doing the U turn pulled out in front of the car. Hence the front end damage. Doesn't sound like the car drivers fault so why take responsibilty ???  

He is a Nice man and he's got most likely Insurance . He may not be at Fault but that doesn't mean Anything in Los.

[NoDisplayName]

13 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

3 up on a scooter... no helmets... no license... what could possibly go wrong?

 

14 hours ago, webfact said:

the motorcycles collided with his car.

Multiple motorcycles.  That's worse than 3-up.  We know how they behave in packs.

[transam]

6 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

It happened at night during the week, so maybe they were returning from a school homework and study group. 

Not old enough to operate a Honda PCX at 16........

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, Denim said:

Sounds like the bike , whilst doing the U turn pulled out in front of the car. Hence the front end damage. Doesn't sound like the car drivers fault so why take responsibilty ??? 

How about he took responsibility because he was at fault. as he said, after all, he was the one who was there!

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, 747man said:

But It Looks like it was the Scooter Boys Fault.....Read the OP.....properly !!

No, it does not, read the OP...properly!   The car driver said that it was his fault!

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Believing a U-turn is safe.

The car was doing the U-turn. 

[Denim]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How about he took responsibility because he was at fault. as he said, after all, he was the one who was there!

Hi Lou. Great to see you again and really enjoy your valuable insights. Yea..you're right. Nobody really knows the facts until the police investigate further. Sometimes  I just wish you got the recognition  you deserve for constantly making us all think again and consider the facts , sparse as they may be.

You are a real trooper on this forum,  selflessly  giving your valuable  time to set the rest of us straight. I am always humbled by your humanity and willingness to correct us. I feel I speak for all the forum members in humbly thanking you for your valuable criticism  of all of us in our errors. How we wish we were as astute and intelligent as you. God bless you.

[proton]

15 hours ago, Denim said:

 

 

Sounds like the bike , whilst doing the U turn pulled out in front of the car. Hence the front end damage. Doesn't sound like the car drivers fault so why take responsibilty ???  

Lorry hit and killed the Mrs nephew up country. No helmet, license or insurance and no light on the bike. Ah but that was 'ok' as he was using the light on his phone! probably drunk as well. Driver took responsibility for that, maybe something like making merit? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Extract from the linked (Sanook) report (Google translation):

 

So he (the car driver) made a U-turn to go back to Grandma's house. While making a U-turn, he saw the other party's car (M/C) driving from Phra Pradaeng Pier heading to Bang Kor Bua Pier. He saw that he was still far away, so he hurried to make a U -turn until it was noisy. causing three injured people to lie on the floor

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The car was doing the U-turn. 

Whether you're doing it or passing it the same applies.

[Ralf001]

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Financing a funeral hardly seems a just compensation. If he was responsible, I'd take his house, and a monthly 20% of his wages for life.

And how would you do that ?

[NorthernRyland]

6 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

So he (the car driver) made a U-turn to go back to Grandma's house. While making a U-turn, he saw the other party's car (M/C) driving from Phra Pradaeng Pier heading to Bang Kor Bua Pier. He saw that he was still far away, so he hurried to make a U -turn until it was noisy. causing three injured people to lie on the floor

Probably the car was going at an unsafe speed given the residential nature of the road and the kids had bad judgment and rushed across the road instead of stopping to observe how fast the car was actually going.

 

Typical behavior you see every day. Nothing will be learned and it will be forgotten by tomorrow. Next story.

[Skipalongcassidy]

10 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Multiple motorcycles.  That's worse than 3-up.  We know how they behave in packs.

NO... focus and read the entire article... it was three up on one motorcycle that was making a u turn and the car hit them.

[NoDisplayName]

3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

NO... focus and read the entire article... it was three up on one motorcycle that was making a u turn and the car hit them.

You are correct.  My comment was based on the translated article above:

On 8/4/2023 at 5:31 AM, webfact said:

the motorcycles collided with his car.

Translating the original linked article:

Quote

....Found a white Honda PCX motorcycle. No license plates,....

....saw that the motorcycle had rammed into the left front door of his car....

 

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, Denim said:

I feel I speak for all the forum members

Well, you don't, you speak only for yourself.

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, Denim said:

How we wish we were as astute and intelligent as you.

I wish that you were, also.

[Denim]

19 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Well, you don't, you speak only for yourself.

Yes, Lou. Once again you are probably right . As usual. I am indeed probably the only one who enjoys your criticism and likes you because I know deep deep ( very deep ) down you are a wonderful person. I nearly said guy then but you could well be a woman since the song Liverpool Lou was about a woman of the same name. It's on youtube by the Scaffold and other artists. Not a very inspiring song though. Roxanne would have been a much better moniker and much better song.

Oh....I think i'm turning Gamma Globin ???

[Denim]

28 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I wish that you were, also.

Yup but the bar is so low I'd have to lose a few pounds to scrape under it.

[brianthainess]

17 hours ago, transam said:

Not old enough to operate a Honda PCX at 16........

15 can ride 110cc, 16 can ride 150cc TTBOMK

[Liverpool Lou]

20 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

17 hours ago, transam said:

Not old enough to operate a Honda PCX at 16........

15 can ride 110cc, 16 can ride 150cc TTBOMK

Isn't the PCX 156cc?