Chinese National’s Car Collides with Motorcycle, Killing Woman

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures and video from responders.

 

A 20 year old woman lost her life in a fatal traffic collision early on December 1 in Pattaya, Chonburi. The incident occurred around 03:20 on the railway road, at the junction with highway 3240, the road leading to Mabprachan Lake, in Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, when a white Toyota Alphard van collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the death of the rider.

 

Emergency responders from the Pattaya City Volunteer Rescue Team, along with medical staff from Bang Lamung Hospital, rushed to the scene after being notified of the collision. Upon arrival, they found a damaged black Yamaha Forza motorcycle having collided with a roadside sign, after being hit by the car.

 

The motorcyclist, later identified as Ms. Patrawadee Amput, a 20 year old woman from Nakhon Sawan, was discovered lying in a pool of blood, with no signs of life. Rescue workers performed CPR in an attempt to save her, but she succumbed to her injuries and was declared dead at the scene.

 

Nearby, the white Toyota Alphard involved in the crash was found with front-end damage, with debris scattered across the ground. The driver, Mr. Wang Yu, a 40 year old Chinese national, was present at the scene and was accompanied by 4 other Chinese nationals who were also waiting to speak with authorities.

 

 

Witnesses at the scene provided crucial details about the incident. Mr. Theerasak Phakchai, 31, who was sitting outside a convenience store nearby, described seeing the Toyota Alphard driving along the railway parallel road in Nong Prue. As the motorcycle was crossing the junction heading towards Sukhumvit Road, the van collided with it at full force.

 

The police have conducted a detailed investigation of the scene and have collected photographic evidence for further review. Authorities are also reviewing CCTV footage from the area to determine the exact cause of the crash. The police are continuing their investigation, and legal action will be taken based on the findings.

 

Meanwhile, the body of Ms. Amput was transported to Bang Lamung Hospital, where it will be kept pending identification and arrangements by her family.

 

-- 2024-12-02

 

 

 

[jacko45k]

And last night about 7pm there was another at a junction just North of there, I think it is Suk-Pattaya 15. Causing mayhem.. a bike on it's side and a person laid out on the road and not a chance an ambulance could get anywhere near. Bangkok drivers and out of towners trying to get home after a busy weekend, and kids whizzing about without helmets is a feature of these special weekends, as is the toll on the roads. I nearly got mowed down crossing Bua Khao earlier at the RCon corner, as the kid took the bend (rather impressively if dangerously). 

[mikebell]

Pattaya police's laissez-faire policy continues to pay dividends.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Witnesses at the scene provided crucial details about the incident. Mr. Theerasak Phakchai, 31, who was sitting outside a convenience store nearby, described seeing the Toyota Alphard driving along the railway parallel road in Nong Prue. As the motorcycle was crossing the junction heading towards Sukhumvit Road, the van collided with it at full force.

So who had the right of way...

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

Pattaya police's laissez-faire policy continues to pay dividends.

How did the "Pattaya police's policy" contribute to this accident?

[Watawattana]

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How did the "Pattaya police's policy" contribute to this accident?

Failure to enforce traffic laws and punish poor driving in the past, so minimising the risk of someone thinking it's okay to drive foolishly?  Of course, even in countries where the police are pretty good at enforcing this, people still die through poor driving.

[treetops]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So who had the right of way...

 

The motor cyclist.  The railway road has stop signs at these junctions.

[Georgealbert]

14 minutes ago, treetops said:

 

The motor cyclist.  The railway road has stop signs at these junctions.

Sorry but all road into that junction have stop signs.

 

Railway road.

 

3240 heading towards Sukhumvit

 

3240 heading away from Sukhumvit

[treetops]

26 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Sorry but all road into that junction have stop signs.

 

Railway road.

 

3240 heading towards Sukhumvit

 

3240 heading away from Sukhumvit

Those are for the railway line crossing and positioned after the 3240 crosses each respective lane of the Railway Road.  If they were to stop traffic as you imply they would be positioned before the junction.

 

For all of the main junctions crossing the railway line road, the road to/from Sukhumvit has precedence.  (The Khao Noi crossing is a bit confusing because there's an extra set of signs before the road Railway Road meaning no-one apparently has right of way, but nevertheless that's not the case here).

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, mikebell said:

Pattaya police's laissez-faire policy continues to pay dividends.

I actually saw the police out and about yesterday, under the Motorway flyover on the Railway Line Bypass. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

On 12/2/2024 at 10:28 AM, mikebell said:

Pattaya police's laissez-faire policy continues to pay dividends.

 

Absolutely correct.

 

Also, those junctions on railway road need working stop lights. So many accidents happen there. 

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

Absolutely correct.

 

Also, those junctions on railway road need working stop lights. So many accidents happen there. 

They tried traffic lights on those junctions, the delays were horrendous. They probably don't know how to incorporate the railway crossing into them too. Even when the police try things move more slowly than the free for all situation.