Young Teacher Killed in Motorcycle Hit & Run, While Traveling to Teach

[Georgealbert]

 

 

A 25-year-old teacher lost her life in an incident on Phetkasem Road, Prachuap Khiri Khan, while riding her motorcycle in heavy rain to catch a van to Hua Hin, where she taught her students.

 

Police from Kui Buri Police Station received a report of a collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle on the northbound side of Phetkasem Road, kilometer marker 281+900, near Ban Nong Ta Suea, Kui Buri District. They arrived at the scene with rescue personnel from the Luang Por Nai Kuti Foundation.

 

At the scene, officers found the lifeless body of Ms. Thitirat, 25, lying face down on the roadside. Her black Honda motorcycle, registered in Prachuap Khiri Khan, was heavily damaged. Nearby, an Isuzu six-wheeled truck was parked with signs of damage, alongside motorcycle debris and a single women’s shoe.

 

A truck assistant stated that he and his stepfather had been driving from Surat Thani to Hua Hin to deliver goods when their vehicle broke down. They had parked on the shoulder of the road and set up warning signals to alert approaching traffic. During heavy rain, the assistant heard a loud crash and witnessed a pickup truck dragging a motorcycle underneath it, while its rider was thrown onto the road. The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene after dragging the motorcycle for approximately one kilometre.

 

Police investigations revealed that Ms. Thitirat was a teacher at a school in Hua Hin. She had left her home on a motorcycle to catch a van to her workplace. It is believed that she attempted to avoid the parked truck, only to be struck by the pickup truck from behind.

 

Authorities are working to locate the driver of the pickup truck to bring them to justice.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-19