Picture from responders.

 

Local authorities were alerted at 14.00 on September 27, to a fatal accident involving a pick-up truck and a motorcycle with a sidecar on Lampang-Chiang Mai Road, near the Wang River Bridge, in Pong Saen Thong sub-district, Mueang Lampang district.
 

Upon arrival, police, medical staff from Lampang Hospital, and emergency rescue teams discovered that the elderly man, approximately 70 years old, had died instantly at the scene. The victim, identified as a resident of Dong Chai village, had been out selling ice cream from his motorcycle sidecar before the accident.
 

His body was found lying face down in a pool of blood, suffering from multiple fractures. His ice cream sidecar was heavily damaged, with parts scattered about 10 metres from where his body was discovered. Items such as shoes, a hat, and ice cream products were strewn across the road.

The other vehicle involved, a white Toyota Revo pick-up truck registered in Bangkok, was found approximately 20 metres away with significant damage to its front end. The truck bore red marks from the ice cream sidecar it collided with. The driver, a man between 20 and 30 years old, was disoriented and sustained minor injuries to his arm.

 

 

Initial reports indicate that the pick-up truck was traveling from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. At the time of the accident, the ice cream vendor had been driving on the left side of the road as usual. However, the pick-up truck struck the vendor's sidecar with great force, causing the victim to be thrown onto the road and the ice cream cart to come to a stop in the middle of the road

Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the accident and collecting further evidence to determine the circumstances surrounding this event.

 

-- 2024-09-27

 

 

Sad story, but why driving with a salaeng on the highway?

The speed differential between different modes of transport on fast highway roads in Thailand is a major hazard.

 

BUT...  no driver should be 'driving into something else' if paying adequate attention.

 

Whats the betting the pickup driver was looking at his phone ?....  

Although the sidecar is a hazard on these major roads, it doesn't excuse the pick up driver.

How can you fail to see a sidecar?

No doubt playing with the phone.

52 minutes ago, nakhonandy said:

Although the sidecar is a hazard on these major roads, it doesn't excuse the pick up driver.

How can you fail to see a sidecar?

No doubt playing with the phone.

Or/and speeding

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The speed differential between different modes of transport on fast highway roads in Thailand is a major hazard.

 

BUT...  no driver should be 'driving into something else' if paying adequate attention.

 

Whats the betting the pickup driver was looking at his phone ?....  

Or snoozing.

14 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The driver, a man between 20 and 30 years old, was disoriented

Drunk?

Poor old man out there at 70 trying to make a living and ends up being killed. RIP

Just a generalization!  Sidecarts, motorbikes are a way of life here there are lots of road where there isn't a toll as they continue to built and improve the roads safety isn't really a priority in design nevertheless of the shortcomings if one is trained and follow the basic rules one can still navigate around safely.

 

Based on the picture the travel is common on the left side there seem to be an epidemic of hormones with male drivers at this age statics for insurance shows a male brains doesn't develop fully until 27, here it seems many have never obtained that level and it seems majority of them drive trucks. Accidents on top of accidents involve these pick up trucks.

 

Somewhere along this road there are cameras check them and I'm sure this truck was way beyond the speed that is safe! These male driver seem to have never been told to share the road. As soon as they see a motorbike in front or a smaller vehicle they speed up using the larger vehicle to intimidate other smaller drivers.

 

Sad, at 70 years old should be kicking back enjoying life yet he is out selling Ice Cream and his life ended RIP!

Not picking sides here, but are these sidecar things even legal on the road? I mean, I nobody follows the rules here, but can anyone just covert a motorcycle into one of these without any certification and then register them?

17 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

Not picking sides here, but are these sidecar things even legal on the road? I mean, I nobody follows the rules here, but can anyone just covert a motorcycle into one of these without any certification and then register them?

 

A valid point - are they even insured ?