One Killed & Another Seriously Injured While Fleeing Police Checkpoint

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A crash in Lampang has claimed the life of a young man and left another seriously injured after they attempted to flee a police checkpoint in the early hours of the morning of 22 February.

 

At approximately 03:00, police in Mueang Lampang were conducting a routine alcohol checkpoint on Duangrat Road, Suan Dok Subdistrict, when a motorbike carrying two young men made a sudden U-turn to evade the officers. The driver then rode against the flow of traffic at high speed before crashing into the rear left side of a police patrol car.

The impact of the collision sent both riders flying more than ten metres, with their bodies landing near a power pole. The driver, later identified as 22-year-old Mr. Phattarakorn, was pronounced dead at the scene due to severe injuries. The pillion rider, 21-year-old Mr. Nattapong, sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Lampang Hospital for emergency treatment.

 

Police discovered that the motorbike, a grey Yamaha Grand Filano, was brand new and had no registration plates. Neither of the young men was carrying identification at the time of the accident, prompting authorities to launch an investigation to confirm their identities and locate their families.

 

Rescue personnel from the Sawang Nakhon Lampang Foundation arrived swiftly to assist in transporting the injured victim to hospital. Police have since notified the families of the two men and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

 

-- 2025-02-23