Fatal Collision in Surin: Wrong-Way Motorcycle Collides with SUV, Two Killed

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A traffic collision occurred on December 17 at approximately 08:30 on Highway 214 near the U-turn in front of Kab Choeng Hospital, Tambon Kab Choeng, Amphoe Kab Choeng, Surin Province.

 

The crash involved a motorcycle, reportedly traveling against traffic, and an Isuzu SUV. The impact resulted in the deaths of two individuals at Kab Choeng Hospital shortly after the crash.

 

The victims were identified as:

 

A 71-year-old Thai man, the motorcycle rider, resident of 37, Moo 10, Tambon Kab Choeng, who was pronounced dead at 08:54, at Kabcheing Hospital

 

A 66-year-old Thai woman, the motorcycle passenger, resident of 118, Tambon Kab Choeng, who succumbed to her injuries at 08:55, at the same hospital.

 

Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision, including the factors that led to the motorcycle traveling in the wrong direction. The owner of the SUV, who was not named, remained at the scene to answer questions from police.

 

The incident has prompted local officials to renew calls for motorists to strictly follow traffic regulations, particularly on busy highways, to prevent similar tragedies.

 

-- 2024-12-18

 

 

[prakhonchai nick]

The incident has prompted local officials to renew calls for motorists to strictly follow traffic regulations, particularly on busy highways, to prevent similar tragedies.

 

What utter <deleted>!!!

 

Motorists should strictly follow traffic regulations EVERYWHERE, AT ALL TIMES

[khwaibah]

I live about 2 km from the hospital. I heard rockets for a funeral close by and this morning heard the loudspeaker.

[NE1]

1 hour ago, prakhonchai nick said:

The incident has prompted local officials to renew calls for motorists to strictly follow traffic regulations, particularly on busy highways, to prevent similar tragedies.

 

Let's face it , that is just a bog standard announcement the lazy sods make every time .

Instead of actually been out there and doing something about it.

I and no doubt many others have seen motor bikes and pick ups/cars travelling against the traffic and police on motor bikes just passing on by.

 

[spidermike007]

We are dealing with the most incompetent and indifferent officials to be found panywhere in the world. They just don't care. They're not interested in doing anything, they won't get the highway patrol to pull anyone over nor the police. And nothing is ever going to change. Unless the authorities start taking this seriously. 

[hotchilli]

Riding against the flow of traffic is always chancy... they lost this time.

[Kinok Farang]

Got knocked down by a motorbike going the wrong way on Suk rd Pattaya.

My crime was not looking the wrong way on a dual carriageway before i crossed the road.

[hotandsticky]

30 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Got knocked down by a motorbike going the wrong way on Suk rd Pattaya.

My crime was not looking the wrong way on a dual carriageway before i crossed the road.

 

 

You have been here long enough to know that it was your fault.

 

Rule 1: Expect the unexpected

 

Rule 2: never try and cross the Sukhumvit Road unless via footbridge.

[OneManShow]

15 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

including the factors that led to the motorcycle traveling in the wrong direction

🤔 😮

[Kinok Farang]

51 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

You have been here long enough to know that it was your fault.

 

Rule 1: Expect the unexpected

 

Rule 2: never try and cross the Sukhumvit Road unless via footbridge.

Thanks for your expert advise.

[hotandsticky]

1 minute ago, Kinok Farang said:

Thanks for your expert advise.

 

 

A bit late for you though

[metisdead]

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[NorthernRyland]

16 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A 71-year-old Thai man, the motorcycle rider, resident of 37, Moo 10, Tambon Kab Choeng, who was pronounced dead at 08:54, at Kabcheing Hospital

 

 

71 and still doing this?  🤦‍♂️The truck may been doing some high speed passing too or got pincered by another vehicle shining into their lane.

 

You can never overstate how to useless and culpable the police are too. Any person from a country with sane driving could point what's wrong all days but even after decades of driving the Thai police can't even begin to start tackling the problem.

[OneManShow]

Suicide mission and putting others in trouble. 

[dingdongrb]

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Riding against the flow of traffic is always chancy... they lost this time.

I thought a few years back they said that driving against the proper flow of traffic would result in a 2,000 THB fine?

 

Why am I constantly seeing scooter drivers/riders with no helmets and using their phone?

 

Sadly they will never learn...

 

RIP....

 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I thought a few years back they said that driving against the proper flow of traffic would result in a 2,000 THB fine?

 

Why am I constantly seeing scooter drivers/riders with no helmets and using their phone?

 

Sadly they will never learn...

 

RIP....

 

They learn the hard way... when it goes wrong

[khwaibah]

BTW the funeral music woke me up this morning.

[Ctkong]

On 12/18/2024 at 1:42 PM, spidermike007 said:

We are dealing with the most incompetent and indifferent officials to be found panywhere in the world. They just don't care. They're not interested in doing anything, they won't get the highway patrol to pull anyone over nor the police. And nothing is ever going to change. Unless the authorities start taking this seriously. 

Problem is Thailand’s masses are dumb down regarding their own safety with everybody pursuing their own selfish interest and not cooperating among users to protect lives. They should take a leaf from Vietnam’s traffic ‘etiquette ‘ whereby most  if not all riders wear helmets and do not ride against the traffic.  Moreover motorcycle speed limit is only 40 Km/hr near towns and 60km/hr on highway which help greatly in protecting lives. The rider above definitely knew he was riding towards oncoming traffic but I guess he had been doing the same for countless times until the fatal outcome. This is one trait of rural thai stubbornness at play. Poor lady rider who was utterly innocent in deciding the route taken had to bear the consequences of the rider’s stupidity too.

[spidermike007]

10 hours ago, Ctkong said:

Problem is Thailand’s masses are dumb down regarding their own safety with everybody pursuing their own selfish interest and not cooperating among users to protect lives. They should take a leaf from Vietnam’s traffic ‘etiquette ‘ whereby most  if not all riders wear helmets and do not ride against the traffic.  Moreover motorcycle speed limit is only 40 Km/hr near towns and 60km/hr on highway which help greatly in protecting lives. The rider above definitely knew he was riding towards oncoming traffic but I guess he had been doing the same for countless times until the fatal outcome. This is one trait of rural thai stubbornness at play. Poor lady rider who was utterly innocent in deciding the route taken had to bear the consequences of the rider’s stupidity too.

Big difference. Vietnam has real law enforcement, not toy police.