Fatal accident: Mother killed, son injured after motorcycle collision with two pickup trucks in northeast Thailand

[webfact]

 

A tragic accident occurred today when a mother swerved her motorcycle to avoid a car, collided with the back of a pickup truck, and was subsequently hit by another in northeast Thailand. She was dragged under the vehicle and killed on the spot. Her 10 year old son, who was riding a pillion, was thrown off and seriously injured.

 

Assistant Inspector Yotsawarit Simanee, Deputy Investigation Officer at the Sri Saket City Police Station, was notified of the accident involving a pickup truck colliding with a motorcycle, resulting in fatalities and injuries, on the Sri Saket-Phayuh road, Phon Kha Subdistrict, Mueang District, Sisaket Province. He immediately rushed to the scene with the Sawang Jitt Srisaket Thammasatan Foundation’s rescue unit.

 

At the scene, a Honda motorcycle with the license plate number บต 3220 Sri Saket lay overturned behind a Nissan pickup truck with the license plate number ฏพ 4483 Bangkok. Under the truck, they found the body of a 34 year old woman.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/road-deaths/fatal-sri-saket-accident-mother-killed-and-son-injured-after-motorcycle-collision-with-two-pickup-trucks

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-24

 

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[still kicking]

Never ending story, you read every day. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, still kicking said:

Never ending story, you read every day. 

Maybe Srettha will announce a road safety official who gives a damn.

[Ralf001]

16 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe Srettha will announce a road safety official who gives a damn.

A road safety official means who gives a damn nothing if laws are not policed and joe public don't give a rats arse.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

A road safety official means who gives a damn nothing if laws are not policed and joe public don't give a rats arse.

It has to start somewhere, and if that means from the top down to change attitudes so be it.

[Gottfrid]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

At the scene, a Honda motorcycle with the license plate number บต 3220 Sri Saket lay overturned behind a Nissan pickup truck with the license plate number ฏพ 4483 Bangkok. Under the truck, they found the body of a 34 year old woman.

Does that mean the Nissan pickup driver reversed?

[RocketDog]

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Never ending story, you read every day. 

The title maybe, but beyond that what's the point.

[richard_smith237]

33 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Does that mean the Nissan pickup driver reversed?

It means she [the deceased mother] swerved to avoid a car, which I assume to mean a pickup was parked and she swerved to avoid it but misjudged her manoeuvre and hit the truck, falling off into the path of another following pick (and Under the truck, they found the body of a 34 year old woman).

 

It seems she was going too quickly and swerved without looking. The following pick-up didn't anticipate what could happen... no one wanted to use their brakes.... 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2023 by richard_smith237

[RocketDog]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

It has to start somewhere, and if that means from the top down to change attitudes so be it.

Nice sentiments but you're wrong.

It doesn't, hasn't, and won't start from anywhere.

The Thai people accept the carnage and loss of family members so why would anyone else care?

 

Keep your eyes and ears open and never, for an instant, think Thai drivers see you or care if they wipe you out.

[foreverlomsak]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

It has to start somewhere, and if that means from the top down to change attitudes so be it.

Certainly won't start from the bottom, as with all paramilitary organizations only a more senior rank can change things, and he'd probably need approval from his immediate superior and so on.

[stix40]

Never going to fix it .

TIT.

See it every day , family of 3 on a motorcycle, not one helmet between them .

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

It has to start somewhere, and if that means from the top down to change attitudes so be it.

Financial hurt is what will drive change.

 

[Lazybones]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

It means she [the deceased mother] swerved to avoid a car, which I assume to mean a pickup was parked and she swerved to avoid it but misjudged her manoeuvre and hit the truck, falling off into the path of another following pick (and Under the truck, they found the body of a 34 year old woman).

 

It seems she was going too quickly and swerved without looking. The following pick-up didn't anticipate what could happen... no one wanted to use their brakes.... 

 

 

Not according to the article. She swerved to avoid his truck which was moving lanes, presumable into her lane, and hit the back of his truck. Sounds like he moved into her lane without seeing her.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Financial hurt is what will drive change.

 

And judging by the levels of fines, that won't be any time soon.

 

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

And judging by the levels of fines, that won't be any time soon.

 

Vehicle confiscation will....3 strikes then send to crusher.

[Keep Right]

Another day, another motorbike death. Riding motorbikes in Thailand are a death wish.

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, Keep Right said:

Another day, another motorbike death. Riding motorbikes in Thailand are a death wish.

Not quite...  plenty of people do not get involved in these crazy incidents because they...

- Ride carefully / defensively

- Are trained

- Are not drunk

- Don't ride at night

- Are not speeding

- Pay full attention

- Don't use their phone while riding

- Wear a helmet

 

Thats not to suggest catastrophic events do not happen... But, they could happen to you as a pedestrian, they could happen while riding a car. 

 

But...  the point you make that riding a motorcycle in Thailand is a death wish, is wrong...  when the underlying cause of the vast majority of motorcycle accidents is one of the above, when those factors are removed motorcycling here is far safer than the aggregate stats would suggest. 

 

 

[SiSePuede419]

Everytime I see a Mother holding a child who is standing up on a motorcycle I'm thinking Darwin has failed somehow. ????

[SiSePuede419]

On 8/24/2023 at 9:13 PM, richard_smith237 said:

motorcycling here is far safer than the aggregate stats would suggest. 

Last time I checked riding an accident on a motorcycle statistically is 10x more likely to result in death than in a car. 

 

And that's in America.

 

Are you saying Thailand is magically safer for riding a motorcycle?

 

I don't think you have any data to back up your opinion (I have data for the 1000% increase of death for riding a motorcycle in America), but I doubt you care because your slur against "aggregate stats" is absurd and indicative that your opinion TRUMPS facts.

 

Did I get that right? ????

Edited August 26, 2023 by SiSePuede419

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, SiSePuede419 said:

On 8/24/2023 at 9:13 PM, richard_smith237 said:

motorcycling here is far safer than the aggregate stats would suggest. 

Last time I checked riding an accident on a motorcycle statistically is 10x more likely to result in death than in a car.  And that's in America.

 

Are you saying Thailand is magically safer for riding a motorcycle?

 

I don't think you have any data to back up your opinion (I have data for the 1000% increase of death for riding a motorcycle in America), but I doubt you care because you probably believe you're always right and don't care about statistical facts.  Did I get that right? ????

No.... in your haste to argue, you didn't get that right at all.... 

 

The vast majority of motorcycle deaths here are helmetless, drunks, speeding at night... 

 

Thus, when a motorcycle rider...

- Rides carefully & defensively

- Is trained

- Never rides drunk

- Doesn't ride at night

- Doesn't speed

- Pays full attention

- Doesn't use their phone while riding

- Wear a helmet

 

Then the blanket statistics are less representative of the risks that individual faces. 

 

This does not mean that there is no risk or riding is safer than a car... 

 

But, it does mean that a 'safe and careful' rider who follows the above mentioned traits is far less likely to be involved in an accident than someone more 'reckless'.... 

 

.... In Thailand the blanket statistics are significantly distorted by ridiculous numbers of 'reckless' riders.

 

 

There... I've explained it again for you, but I can't understand it for you.