Fatal Big Bike Collision in Phuket Claims Three Lives, Leaves One Young Woman Injured

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Phuket—At 2:47 AM, on March 24th, 2024, Chalong police officers received an accident report of a big bike colliding with a motorbike on Wiset Road, Mueang Phuket, Phuket, claiming three lives and one serious injury.

Phuket emergency services and police officers were dispatched to the accident scene and found a blue big bike and a white motorbike overturned on the road. Nearby, two bodies of foreigners and one Thai body were on the road whose names were publicly identified only as Mr. Kristofer, 36, Mr. Magnus, 52, and Mrs. Kanokkan, 44, respectively.

 

One seriously injured person was found at the accident scene and publicly identified only as Mrs. Phattharawarin, 18. The emergency responders performed first aid before transferring her to Chalong Hospital for immediate medical treatment.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-03-25

 

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Horror greets responders after shocking high-speed motorbike crash on Phuket road leaves three dead
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Police at the scene of the motorbike smash in the Rawai area of Phuket earlier on Sunday. A criminal investigation is now underway. CCTV footage showed the catastrophic accident in real-time. It appears that one motorbike collided with the other as they raced along the road.

A shocking high-speed motorcycle collision in Rawai, Phuket, claims three lives, leaving a young Thai woman fighting for survival. Gruesome scenes greeted responders as the fiery crash unfolded. Investigation is underway amidst rising road fatalities on the island.

Police are carrying out an investigation into a horrific motorcycle accident in Rawai Phuket early on Sunday morning. The fiery crash between two motorbikes left three people dead including two foreign nationals. A young Thai woman is fighting for her life. The deceased foreigners were Russian and Swedish men who lost their lives together with a 44-year-old Thai woman.

 

Locals passing by at the scene of the crash as well as emergency responders were confronted with gruesome sights. The motorbike crash is understood to have been extremely forceful leading to an explosion and fire. Both bikes were carrying Thai women as pillion passengers travelling at recklessly high speeds.

 

Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-03-25

 

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[harleyclarkey]

Two idiots with one of them on a powerful bike that clearly he couldn't control. They crashed into each other....at high speed. Body parts all over the road greeted the first responders. 

Whatever they do to themselves I pity the 2 women...it must have been horrific to be on the pillion with these guys out of control. 

Sorry, I just can't say RIP  - except to the This woman. 

[arick]

Another few bite the dust 

[ChipButty]

There has been many deaths along that stretch of road late at night, around the same time also, 

[LivingNThailand]

I live in Phuket and see these out of control Big Bikers every day.  Completely surprised that I don't see at least one bad accident a day.  My fear is one of these idiots will take out an innocent Thai family on a small bike. I wish they would at least crack down on the Big Bikes.  It's a real problem.

[ChipButty]

10 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

I live in Phuket and see these out of control Big Bikers every day.  Completely surprised that I don't see at least one bad accident a day.  My fear is one of these idiots will take out an innocent Thai family on a small bike. I wish they would at least crack down on the Big Bikes.  It's a real problem.

It has happened about 500 meters back from this accident, some farang wiped out a husband and wife and she was pregnant, the farang died also, riding a Ducati,  

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Locals passing by at the scene of the crash as well as emergency responders were confronted with gruesome sights. The motorbike crash is understood to have been extremely forceful leading to an explosion and fire. Both bikes were carrying Thai women as pillion passengers travelling at recklessly high speeds.

Well not any more.... 

[Sigmund]

Thailand remains faithful to it's shameful record of the highest road accident death toll in the world. Sad for the victims. If only Police corruption was stopped and the cops started to do their jobs,  instead of chasing only the foreigners to racket money.

[ChipButty]

14 minutes ago, Sigmund said:

Thailand remains faithful to it's shameful record of the highest road accident death toll in the world. Sad for the victims. If only Police corruption was stopped and the cops started to do their jobs,  instead of chasing only the foreigners to racket money.

I think Phuket tops the lot in Thailand and we only read in the news half of what happens, a neighbour of mine her daughters friend got killed a few weeks back on her scooter, never saw that in the news

Edited March 25 by ChipButty

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

horrific motorcycle accident in Rawai Phuket early on Sunday morning.

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

It appears that one motorbike collided with the other as they raced along the road.

 

 

Big bikes , hot temperatures , thai ladies , drinks , late night , drivers inexperienced ... what could go wrong ?

There should be no more big bikes available for rent to anyone .

[Old Croc]

12 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I think Phuket tops the lot in Thailand and we only read in the news half of what happens, a neighbour of mine her daughters friend got killed a few weeks back on her scooter, never saw that in the news

"Ten provinces with the highest mortality rate per 100,000 population is: Rayong, Nakhon Nayok, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Chainat, Prachinburi, Saraburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Lamphun, Suphanburi"

 

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[Expat68]

Probably just two more foreigners leaving their brains at their country of origin 

[Badrabbit]

2 hours ago, madmitch said:

Not in this case. Just a pair of farang idiots from what I read!

Plenty of high speed idiots on the roads here, I'm sure it was great fun untill it all went wrong, no sympathy for the falangs, lots of sympathy for innocent people involved.

[harrycallahan]

Post on Facebook says the Swede was with his wife going home and the Russian came from behind and cleaned them up. They weren't riding together as this article seems to imply. 

[Old Croc]

2 minutes ago, harrycallahan said:

Post on Facebook says the Swede was with his wife going home and the Russian came from behind and cleaned them up. They weren't riding together as this article seems to imply. 

I worked that out when the 2nd article said both bikes were carrying Thai women as pillion passengers.

 

I did however presume the big bike was probably at fault and was probably ridden by the Russian.  Stereotyping, I guess.

[1sickpuppy]

2 hours ago, madmitch said:

Not in this case. Just a pair of farang idiots from what I read!

Sad but true i feel sad for The Thai ladies, alcohol dutch courage, should ave had some whakky bakky would not have bothered riding, my condolences for the Thai ladies and there families

[newnative]

Prohibit tourists without a valid motorcycle license from renting any motorbikes of any size.

[Furioso]

I guess the bad guy was rushin'

[bobbin]

It used to be uncommon to see rental "Big Bikes".. The last two years there are many on the road.. 99% ridden by Russians.

 

They often ride them quite aggressively.. And they like to drink.

[tmd5855]

Something 'Non-Bikers' should recognise is not the top speed of these so called big bikes, it is their acceleration that creates the problem, I am knocking on the door of 69 yrs old and still love the thrill of riding my bike, Kawasaki give it a figure of 3.54 secs 0-60mph or 100kph some 1litre bikes are even quicker some supercars are not that quick of the mark.  It is the ability to go from traffic light to traffic light that is the thrill  to some guys forgetting it is not a drag strip.

Retired and living full time in Chaiyaphum since 2014 not a month goes by without a funeral for a schoolboy or teenager.

Why on earth is their no posters of bike accidents and a school policy of helmets that their pupils do not use on entering and leaving school grounds which is the school authority fiefdom.

 

Sad, so bloody sad......  

[JeffersLos]

2 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

an innocent Thai family on a small bike.

 

Small bikes are designed for no more than 2 people. No family on a small bike is innocent. 

[ChipButty]

My wife goes to that restaurant a few times a week, we have just been there to pick up some food, the owners live behind and never heard a thing until the orbortor came knocking, next door is a somtam shop and the bikes in the accident ended up in the front of his shop and set the somtam guys bike on fire, One of them leg ended up across the road.

The Russian was well known for speeding up and down the road seems they all know who he his. 

They have cleaned it up you wouldn't know there been such an accident. 

Edited March 25 by ChipButty

[ChipButty]

32 minutes ago, newnative said:

Prohibit tourists without a valid motorcycle license from renting any motorbikes of any size.

Its the shops who need to not rent them out in the first place, a friend of mine has a load of bikes and cars, No license = No rent 

[Old Croc]

25 minutes ago, tmd5855 said:

Retired and living full time in Chaiyaphum since 2014 not a month goes by without a funeral for a schoolboy or teenager.

I now live in Isaan and also know that many Thais are slaughtered on local roads without the publicity accidents in Phuket and other tourist places get.

[brianthainess]

47 minutes ago, newnative said:

Prohibit tourists without a valid motorcycle license from renting any motorbikes of any size.

It is already not allowed but the rental shops don't care about the fine They 'should' receive for not checking the renters license. 

[gargamon]

2 hours ago, Sigmund said:

Thailand remains faithful to it's shameful record of the highest road accident death toll in the world. Sad for the victims. If only Police corruption was stopped and the cops started to do their jobs,  instead of chasing only the foreigners to racket money.

More inaccurate bar stool info. Thanks.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

[ChipButty]

Russian man, 25, dies as motorbike hits house wall

PHUKET: A 25-year-old Russian man died when the motorbike he was riding struck a house wall in Baan Don, Tambon Thepkrasattri, last night (Mar 24).

[Andre0720]

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

I worked that out when the 2nd article said both bikes were carrying Thai women as pillion passengers.

 

I did however presume the big bike was probably at fault and was probably ridden by the Russian.  Stereotyping, I guess.

Nah, just an educated guess, and perhaps even an obvious fact based on the information available. Big bike riders, speed as a sign of virility, that would do it....

[ThaiFelix]

4 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

I live in Phuket and see these out of control Big Bikers every day.  Completely surprised that I don't see at least one bad accident a day.  My fear is one of these idiots will take out an innocent Thai family on a small bike. I wish they would at least crack down on the Big Bikes.  It's a real problem.

Exactly, and not just the big bikes.  Seems to me the cops have been caught shining the arse of their pants in overtime and the bubble has burst.  Every day the news is full of farang doing this, farang caught doing that.  And all these farang suddenly caught just in the last few weeks.  Did something happen to turn them all bad suddenly or were they known about before but their activities ignored until theres a crackdown.  Seems to me now that a cracdown is not closer scrutiny in certain areas or activities but rather its a kick in a cops pants to get him to do his job.