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[Georgealbert]

 

 

A 31-year-old man tragically lost his life after his motorcycle hit a pothole on Sukhumvit Road, causing him to lose control and fall, hitting his head on the road. The incident occurred near the entrance to Municipal School 1 in Pak Nam Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan.

 

At approximately 20:30 on October 22, local police from Mueang Samut Prakan Police Station responded to reports of a crash. Upon arrival, rescue teams found Mr. Itthipol Am-yim lying motionless in the middle of the road. He had sustained multiple scrapes on his body and a head injury. Despite efforts by paramedics to perform CPR at the scene, he was rushed to Paolo Samut Prakan Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

 

 

Nearby, the man’s blue Honda Click motorcycle, license plate from Bangkok, was found with minor damage. The cause of the accident was a pothole in the road, approximately 80 centimetres wide and 10 centimetres deep. Local authorities have since filled the pothole with asphalt to prevent further accidents.

 

Mr. Nakarin Rattanaprapas, a rescue officer at Samut Prakan Municipality, explained that the initial report indicated a motorbike crash near Black Market. Upon arrival, they found the victim unconscious and without a pulse. The man had fallen face-down after his motorcycle hit the pothole. Paramedics attempted CPR before transporting him to the hospital, but he did not survive.

 

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the motorcycle lost control after hitting the pothole, leading to the fatal accident. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incident.

 

 

Pictures courtesy of Kaoded.

 

-- 2024-10-22

 

 

[Geoffggi]

I see the crash helmet but was he wearing it?

[FolkGuitar]

Between the road construction and rains in Chiang Mai, I've had to repair my motorbike three times in the last two months just because of the damage from hitting the numerous potholes that keep popping up... or should I say down. Some are big enough to do serious damage if you hit them, and with the busy roads from three lanes of cars merging down to one in so many places, you can't even see the potholes before you're on top of them, and then there's no room to avoid them because of the crush of other vehicles!

One would think a little police presence at some of these construction sites might reduce the chaos...

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

The cause of the accident was a pothole in the road

No

If the rider would have paid attention, then he would have avoided the bad road.

Sure, it's bad when the road is bad. And this is why people should ride and drive not too fast and pay attention.

 

[hanbla]

13 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

No

If the rider would have paid attention, then he would have avoided the bad road.

Sure, it's bad when the road is bad. And this is why people should ride and drive not too fast and pay attention.

 

My thought too. And... did he wear a helmet?

[watchcat]

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Local authorities have since filled the pothole with asphalt to prevent further accidents.

 

Reactive as usual.

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

Local authorities have since filled the pothole with asphalt to prevent further accidents.

 

And all it took was a man to lose his life to get them to actually fix it...  🙄

[mdr224]

54 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

No

If the rider would have paid attention, then he would have avoided the bad road.

Sure, it's bad when the road is bad. And this is why people should ride and drive not too fast and pay attention.

 

But would eventually happen to someone else until the pothole got fixed. I must not have lived in thailand long enough to understand your logic

[MalcolmB]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If the rider would have paid attention, then he would have avoided the bad road.

If you watch the video you will see that it is a very busy road, trucks, buses, lots of swiftly flowing traffic. It is not always easy to swerve. 
plus it was a nasty pothole 

 

RIP Ittiphol

[OneMoreFarang]

59 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

But would eventually happen to someone else until the pothole got fixed. I must not have lived in thailand long enough to understand your logic

 

Ok, maybe a picture will explain this to you. If you would ride on the road in the picture below, do you think you would die because of a pothole? Or do you think you would ride slowly? 

Anybody in Thailand knows that many roads are bad. Potholes and other problems are the rule and not the exception. For that reason, it makes sense to ride not too fast and pay attention. It's not really that difficult. 

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

56 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

If you watch the video you will see that it is a very busy road, trucks, buses, lots of swiftly flowing traffic. It is not always easy to swerve. 
plus it was a nasty pothole 

 

RIP Ittiphol

 

We all have the choice. A long time ago I rode on Bangna Trat road. It was horrible, that's why I never did that again.

And if I would do it again, I would ride very carefully.

 

It like the quote from Alfred Wainwright “There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.”

[newbee2022]

3 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

Between the road construction and rains in Chiang Mai, I've had to repair my motorbike three times in the last two months just because of the damage from hitting the numerous potholes that keep popping up... or should I say down. Some are big enough to do serious damage if you hit them, and with the busy roads from three lanes of cars merging down to one in so many places, you can't even see the potholes before you're on top of them, and then there's no room to avoid them because of the crush of other vehicles!

One would think a little police presence at some of these construction sites might reduce the chaos...

Take a car. Problem solved. And stop complaining. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

31-Year-Old Man Dies After Motorcycle Crash Caused by Pothole in Samut Prakan 

I've hit hundreds of potholes, possibly thousands, I'm still around. 

 

Why blame the pothole, more like riders incompetents. 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by SAFETY FIRST

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

 

Crikey, it's a mine field, how many deaths on this road or were the riders competent and survived the journey? 🤔

 

Edited 6 hours ago by SAFETY FIRST

[lordgrinz]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

I see the crash helmet but was he wearing it?

 

I'll guess like many Thai's, it was either not worn, or not worn properly (chin strap not secured).

[watchcat]

3 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

And all it took was a man to lose his life to get them to actually fix it...  🙄

 

His family shou;d sue them and I hope they do

[J Branche]

RIP, with all the raining and base being sand or of insufficient thickness to support the traffic potholes appear sometimes 1 year after the road surfaced is layed.  We can only hope they start doing inspections along the construction process so they can lessen the chances of a poor quality job.

[BangkokReady]

26 minutes ago, watchcat said:

His family shou;d sue them and I hope they do

 

They should, but I fear that would set an unsustainable precedent.

[Cereal]

 

That's not a pothole. THIS is a pothole. Welcome to Laos.

 

RIP. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Cereal
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[Gandtee]

Perhaps potholes on minor roads could be excused to a point. But for potholes as in the picture there is no excuse. How many police patrols saw this and ignored it? Surely it is in their remit to report any road hazard, and in turn to be forwarded to the road works department for immediate remedial action. But yeah. T.I.T.

[richard_smith237]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

No

If the rider would have paid attention, then he would have avoided the bad road.

Sure, it's bad when the road is bad. And this is why people should ride and drive not too fast and pay attention.

 

Agreed...  But this is also one of the reasons I won't ride at night (as much as practically possible)... because visibility is usually so poor, seeing these pot holes is extremely difficult. 

 

IMO - the authorities (whichever district this is in) are accountable for this death as they have not made attempts to fix a 'deadly pothole' in the road.... ( local roads authority or whatever that is).

 

 

Exactly as Gandtee wrote below - how often was this pothole ignored by someone in position of relative authority...  where they could otherwise report and arrange for a quick repair before someone gets hurt... or, as we see here, killed. 

 

Note: this is not a Thailand bash - the issue is just as bad in the UK with cars getting ruined (damaged and snapped alloys, blown out tyres etc) and the local authorities take months and months, even years to repair these potholes. 

 

 

34 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Perhaps potholes on minor roads could be excused to a point. But for potholes as in the picture there is no excuse. How many police patrols saw this and ignored it? Surely it is in their remit to report any road hazard, and in turn to be forwarded to the road works department for immediate remedial action. But yeah. T.I.T.