19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies in Fiery Crash with Fuel Tanker in Ayutthaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A crash occurred on the evening of November 30, when a 19-year-old motorcyclist, named as Sunny Ambleton, reported as having duel nationality but no other details were disclosed, was killed instantly after colliding head-on with a fuel tanker on Highway 356, the Ayutthaya-Suphanburi bypass.

 

The collision, which took place near kilometre marker 3 in Koh Rian Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, resulted in the motorcycle catching fire. The victim’s body was burned, and his bike was heavily damaged.

 

Authorities were alerted to the incident at 19:00 and Lt. Panya Amatsena of the Ayutthaya Police Station led the investigation. Firefighters from Koh Rian Subdistrict and rescue teams from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, officers found a 22-wheel fuel tanker with registration plates from Bangkok parked by the roadside. The truck’s front-right headlight was shattered, and the vehicle had sustained some front end damage. About 300 metres away, the motorcyclist’s Honda PCX, bearing Ayutthaya plates, was overturned and burned. The tanker driver had managed to extinguish the flames with a fire extinguisher before emergency responders arrived.

 

The truck driver, identified as 33-year-old Apisak, recounted that he was returning from delivering fuel in Suphanburi and heading to Chonburi. He heard a loud crash at the front of his truck, initially believing it to be a tyre blow out. Upon stopping, he saw the motorcycle had sled down the road and caught fire. He quickly extinguished the blaze with his truck’s dry powder extinguisher and discovered the victim, who had succumbed to his injuries.

 

The motorcyclist, a 19-year-old from Bang Ban District, Ayutthaya, remained pinned under the motorcycle, with severe injuries and burns.

 

Preliminary investigations indicate that the motorcyclist, reportedly traveling against traffic on the wrong side of the road, to overtake another car, collided with the fuel tanker. Police are examining skid marks, collision damage, and footage from the truck’s dashboard camera to confirm the sequence of events, but initial findings support the truck driver’s account of the collision.

 

The incident highlights the dangers of reckless driving and emphasises the need for road safety awareness. Further investigations are ongoing.

 

-- 2024-12-01

 

[flyingtlger]

Motorcycle vs. Tanker.

Tanker always wins.....

[Geoffggi]

Sad to lose one's life at only 19 years of age but riding against the flow of traffic is common in Thailand and endangers not only the person committing this act but also other innocent road users.

[ikke1959]

45 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

reliminary investigations indicate that the motorcyclist, reportedly traveling against traffic on the wrong side of the road, to overtake another car, collided with the fuel tanker. Police are examining skid marks, collision damage, and footage from the truck’s dashboard camera to confirm the sequence of events, but initial findings support the truck driver’s account of the collision.

 It is normal in Thailand to drive on the wrong side of the road, just because there is no police to enforce the laws...the fines are too low and because of these two things Thai people seems to be very stubborn to learn anything,  how many accidents like this occur...