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

 

[lordgrinz]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

It is believed that she attempted to avoid the parked truck, only to be struck by the pickup truck from behind.

 

Not good that the other diver did a hit-and-run, but sounds like she killed herself by changing lane position without looking, in what appears to be from the breakdown lane into a lane of traffic.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene after dragging the motorcycle for approximately one kilometre.

Find the driver and jail them.....

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

It is believed that she attempted to avoid the parked truck, only to be struck by the pickup truck from behind.

 

Not good that the other diver did a hit-and-run, but sounds like she killed herself by changing lane position without looking, in what appears to be from the breakdown lane into a lane of traffic.

 

 

Agreed... but its also incredible how few are able to predict the movements of others on the roads here. 

 

Approaching a parked truck, the pick-up driver completely failed to evaluate that the motorcyclist may attempt to ride around the parked truck and thus failed to allow any space. 

 

That said, as you pointed out, it appears the lady changed lanes into the path of the approaching pickup without looking. 

 

However, dragging the Motorcycle for 1km is the behavior of a deranged lunatic, and this leads me to wonder of the speed at which the Pick-up was approaching which ultimately may have contributed to the death of the lady.

 

Either way, such abhorrent actions by the driver needs severe punishment.