Filipino motorcyclist dies after running over palm kernel in Phuket

[snoop1130]

 

A Filipino motorcyclist died yesterday morning after running over a palm kernel and losing control of his motorcycle, crashing into a traffic sign on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket.

 

Officers from the Thalang Police Station and rescuers from the Kuson Dham Phuket Foundation were alerted to the fatal motorcycle accident on the Thep Krasattri Road at about 6.40am yesterday, May 27.

 

They rushed to investigate the scene and found a damaged motorcycle, a grey Honda Click 150i in the middle of the road. About 50 metres away from the vehicle, officers discovered the lifeless body of the Filipino motorcyclist, 38 year old Cruz Jericho Merlin.

 

Merlin was lying face down in a pool of blood with a major wound to his head. The wound was severe and left his brain exposed. His body was transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy.

 

Police conducted further investigation into the cause of the accident and anticipated that Merlin might ride the motorcycle at high speed before running over a palm kernel on the road and losing control of the vehicle.

 

Merlin then hardly hit a traffic sign on a traffic island leading to a fatal injury to his head. The palm kernel with traces of being run over was found at the scene.

 

This incident has sparked public outrage, with many Thai netizens demanding the removal of palm trees from the traffic island. They argue that the trees pose a safety risk to motorists, citing this as not the first accident involving the plants.

 

Earlier this month, a Filipina was injured when a palm tree fell on her car during a thunderstorm on the same road. The Filipina driver sustained an injury to her head but the severity of the wound was not disclosed.

 

A Thai woman shared her near-fatal experience of running over a palm kernel, highlighting the danger posed by the fallen fruit. Netizens are calling on authorities to prioritise the safety of motorists over decorative landscaping.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Phuket Hotnews

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-05-27

 

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[steven100]

no comment ...

[AnotherOneHere]

11 minutes ago, steven100 said:

no comment ...

 

Yet you made one.

[josephbloggs]

14 minutes ago, AnotherOneHere said:

 

Yet you made one.

Got to keep the post count up!

[Sandboxer]

Rough luck. Leave the Failippines for a better life only to get ended by a friggin' coconut.....

[dingdongrb]

"The wound was severe and left his brain exposed."

 

It wasn't mentioned but I'm guessing he wasn't wearing a helmet.

[NoDisplayName]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Merlin then hardly hit a traffic sign

 

Ah, never mind..............

[transam]

Some strange posts above over a guy losing his life......🤔

[Andre0720]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A Filipino motorcyclist died yesterday morning after running over a palm kernel and losing control of his motorcycle, crashing into a traffic sign on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket.

 

Officers from the Thalang Police Station and rescuers from the Kuson Dham Phuket Foundation were alerted to the fatal motorcycle accident on the Thep Krasattri Road at about 6.40am yesterday, May 27.

 

They rushed to investigate the scene and found a damaged motorcycle, a grey Honda Click 150i in the middle of the road. About 50 metres away from the vehicle, officers discovered the lifeless body of the Filipino motorcyclist, 38 year old Cruz Jericho Merlin.

 

Merlin was lying face down in a pool of blood with a major wound to his head. The wound was severe and left his brain exposed. His body was transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy.

 

Police conducted further investigation into the cause of the accident and anticipated that Merlin might ride the motorcycle at high speed before running over a palm kernel on the road and losing control of the vehicle.

 

 

Merlin then hardly hit a traffic sign on a traffic island leading to a fatal injury to his head. The palm kernel with traces of being run over was found at the scene.

 

This incident has sparked public outrage, with many Thai netizens demanding the removal of palm trees from the traffic island. They argue that the trees pose a safety risk to motorists, citing this as not the first accident involving the plants.

 

Earlier this month, a Filipina was injured when a palm tree fell on her car during a thunderstorm on the same road. The Filipina driver sustained an injury to her head but the severity of the wound was not disclosed.

 

A Thai woman shared her near-fatal experience of running over a palm kernel, highlighting the danger posed by the fallen fruit. Netizens are calling on authorities to prioritise the safety of motorists over decorative landscaping.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Phuket Hotnews

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-05-27

 

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"They argue that the trees pose a safety risk to motorists, citing this as not the first accident involving the plants. "

Oh, but what about the speed?

Oh, the speed. Yes the speed.

But this is Thailand you see.

We need to focus on things that we can change. Like palm kernels.

The speed killing people you see, does not even hits the news. Oh well perhaps it does after all. I have a friend who reads lots of news. Farang news you know. They read that, hoping for a change I suppose.

Damn kernels...

[Gottfrid]

50 minutes ago, transam said:

Some strange posts above over a guy losing his life......🤔

Yeah, maybe he should have kept his eyes on the road. Then he would be alive and well.

[Yellowtail]

RIP Young man

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, transam said:

Some strange posts above over a guy losing his life......🤔

It wasn't a farang so posters here don't care too much.

Surprisingly also no outrage about the netizens.

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

"The wound was severe and left his brain exposed."

 

It wasn't mentioned but I'm guessing he wasn't wearing a helmet.

Sharp as a bowling ball, you don't miss a trick.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

It wasn't a farang so posters here don't care too much.

Surprisingly also no outrage about the netizens.

Ooooh, a racist thingy.........😏

[BangkokReady]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

anticipated that Merlin might ride the motorcycle at high speed before running over a palm kernel on the road and losing control of the vehicle.

 

 I don't think Merlin will be doing anything.

[dingdongrb]

1 hour ago, PJ71 said:

Sharp as a bowling ball, you don't miss a trick.

Tricks are for kids......and what your mama pulls.

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

Tricks are for kids......and what your mama pulls.

lol - touche.

[DekDaeng]

8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A Filipino motorcyclist died yesterday morning after running over a palm kernel and losing control of his motorcycle, crashing into a traffic sign on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket.

 

Officers from the Thalang Police Station and rescuers from the Kuson Dham Phuket Foundation were alerted to the fatal motorcycle accident on the Thep Krasattri Road at about 6.40am yesterday, May 27.

 

They rushed to investigate the scene and found a damaged motorcycle, a grey Honda Click 150i in the middle of the road. About 50 metres away from the vehicle, officers discovered the lifeless body of the Filipino motorcyclist, 38 year old Cruz Jericho Merlin.

 

Merlin was lying face down in a pool of blood with a major wound to his head. The wound was severe and left his brain exposed. His body was transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for an autopsy.

 

Police conducted further investigation into the cause of the accident and anticipated that Merlin might ride the motorcycle at high speed before running over a palm kernel on the road and losing control of the vehicle.

 

 

Merlin then hardly hit a traffic sign on a traffic island leading to a fatal injury to his head. The palm kernel with traces of being run over was found at the scene.

 

This incident has sparked public outrage, with many Thai netizens demanding the removal of palm trees from the traffic island. They argue that the trees pose a safety risk to motorists, citing this as not the first accident involving the plants.

 

Earlier this month, a Filipina was injured when a palm tree fell on her car during a thunderstorm on the same road. The Filipina driver sustained an injury to her head but the severity of the wound was not disclosed.

 

A Thai woman shared her near-fatal experience of running over a palm kernel, highlighting the danger posed by the fallen fruit. Netizens are calling on authorities to prioritise the safety of motorists over decorative landscaping.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Phuket Hotnews

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-05-27

 

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Exactly the same thing happened on Beach Rd, Pattaya, apt 6 years ago. Filipino, too. Dead, too.

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yeah, maybe he should have kept his eyes on the road. Then he would be alive and well.

 

Keeping it classy as always - you really do like to repeatedly remind the forum of your true nature.

 

[bunnydrops]

I almost flipped a bike once hitting a Pepsi can that the wind blew into my path. Quite surprising what a little thing can do to a two-wheeled vehicle.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, transam said:

Some strange posts above over a guy losing his life......🤔

God must have wanted him for a higher purpose....

[Gandtee]

13 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Ah, never mind..............

Hardly, but hard enough. R.I.P.

[IamNoone88]

Two incidents of palm tree accidents involving Filipino's? How strange. RIP young man.

[transam]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

God must have wanted him for a higher purpose....

Whose God.....?  🤔

[Srikcir]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

God must have wanted him for a higher purpose.

All the better not believing in a God. I rather find my own higher purpose while alive.

[ujayujay]

No Helmet, too fast .......what should happen