34-Year-Old Woman Dies After Motorcycle Crash into Canal in Ratchaburi

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A 34-year-old woman drowned after her motorcycle skidded off a curve and plunged into a canal in Ratchaburi’s Photharam district early morning on 18 December.

 

At approximately 07:00 Pol. Lt. Paiwan Sriphana, an investigator from Photharam Police Station, was informed of a motorcycle and a pair of sandals found in bushes near a bridge crossing Ban Mai Canal in Moo 10, Klong Ta Kot Subdistrict. Upon receiving the report, officers, medical personnel from Photharam Hospital, and the Sawang Ratchaburi rescue team rushed to the scene.

 

Authorities discovered a heavily damaged blue-and-black Honda Wave 100 motorcycle with its front wheel shattered. Nearby, a pair of sandals and a hospital receipt bearing the name Ms. Nan aged 34, were also found. Skid marks were visible on the road above, but the rider was missing.

 

Rescue teams conducted a search along the canal banks and recovered the victim’s body submerged in the water. The woman was found face down, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and black jeans. A postmortem examination revealed a deep wound above her right eyebrow and abrasions across her body. Authorities estimate she had been dead for 5-6 hours.

 

A younger friend of the deceased identified the body as Ms. Nan, matching the name on the hospital receipt. The friend explained that Ms. Nan had visited her home the previous night, where they drank together. At around midnight, Ms. Nan left to return home.

Later, it was revealed that Ms. Nan had forgotten her phone and likely returned to retrieve it. Unfortunately, she never made it back, and the crash occurred before she reached her destination.

 

Mr. Somnuk Kiengmanee, 72, the person who discovered the motorcycle, said, “I was driving to my farm when I noticed a motorcycle stuck in the bushes near the bridge. When I got closer, I only found the vehicle and the sandals, so I suspected something bad had happened and immediately informed the police.”

 

Pol. Lt. Paiwan Sriphana stated that the body would be sent for a formal autopsy to confirm the cause of death. Meanwhile, the victim’s family has been notified.

Authorities suspect the crash occurred when Ms. Nan lost control of her motorcycle on a curve near the canal. Investigations are ongoing to rule out any foul play.

 

-- 2024-12-19