Drunk Crashes Into Motorcycle, Killing Two 14-Year-Old Girls in Tragic Wrong-Way Collision

[Georgealbert]

 

 

The crash early in the morning , claimed the lives of two 14-year-old girls when a drunk driver in a pickup truck, driving the wrong way, collided head-on with their motorcycle. The incident took place on Bang Kruai-Sai Noi Road near Nakorn Thong Park View Village, Nonthaburi. The girls, both second-year students at a local high school, were pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Police from Bang Bua Thong Station were called to the scene around 05.00 on October 5. Accompanying them were emergency responders from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation and doctors from the Institute of Forensic Science.

 

 

The victims, identified as Miss A and Miss B, were thrown from their motorcycle upon impact. The motorcycle, a Honda Wave, was found about 30 metres away, heavily damaged. The pickup truck involved, a Toyota Vigo, was discovered nearby, its front damaged. It had been driving against traffic at high speed.

 

Mr. Noppadol (surname withheld), 18, a friend of the victims, stated that the girls had run out of fuel and had called him to help push their motorcycle home. On the way, they found a fuel vending machine and refueled, riding alongside each other afterward. As they neared the scene, they encountered the pickup truck heading toward them in the wrong direction.

 

“I shouted for them to watch out,” Noppadol recalled. “I managed to swerve, but the truck hit them head-on before they could react.”

 

Adding to the tragedy, Noppadol reported hearing the driver of the truck, Mr. Sitthichai (surname withheld), 35, say, “Serves them right for driving the wrong way,” shortly after the crash.

 

Sitthichai later claimed he did not remember the details of the crash, stating he had just finished working at a beer event in the Ratchapruek area and had not slept for two days. He admitted to drinking two bottles of beer but was unsure whether he had fallen asleep while driving.

 

A breathalyser test revealed Sitthichai’s blood alcohol level was 119 milligrams per cent, well above the legal limit. He was immediately taken into custody.

 

Police confirmed that Sitthichai will face charges in connection with the incident, while the bodies of the victims have been sent for forensic examination.

 

Picture from responders.

 

-- 2024-10-06

 

 

[dyertribe]

I can not understand Thai parents who allow their children to ride unlicenced and (usually) without helmets when this country has such a high road toll.  So many drivers here have no understanding of the road laws or a total disregard for them.

 

Two 14 year old girls dead and I blame the parents as much as the drunk driver that hit them.