Barista Killed in Road Crash on Way to Work in Nakhon Ratchasima

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A road crash claimed the life of a young barista on morning of 18 April,as he was en route to work in Nakhon Ratchasima. The incident occurred at approximately 10:50, on Mittraphap Road, near the entrance to the Terdthai Market in Suranaree Subdistrict, Mueang District.

 

Police Lieutenant Anon Sajantuek, an investigator from Pho Klang Police Station, responded to the scene located between kilometre markers 138–139 on Highway 2. There, authorities discovered a severely injured man lying in the road alongside a damaged Honda Wave 125i motorcycle, registration number from Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

The deceased was identified as Mr. Kittiphan “Men” Chanthahan, aged 28. He had sustained multiple injuries to his torso, believed to have resulted from being run over by a trailer truck following an initial collision.

 

About 10 metres from the body, police found a white Isuzu box truck with Bangkok registration, parked on the shoulder. Its right-hand side mirror and front were damaged. Around 30 metres further down the road, a white Isuzu lorry with Samut Prakan registrations was also pulled over.

 

According to the box truck driver, he had just finished making deliveries in town and was returning to his home in Sikhiu District via the frontage road. As he merged back into the main traffic lane, a motorcycle clipped his right-hand mirror and fell. The lorry travelling behind was unable to stop or swerve in time, running over the motorcyclist.

 

Later that day, the owner of “YY Cup G Bar’fe”, a coffee shop located beside the Huai Banyan Reservoir in Suranaree Subdistrict, arrived at the scene after learning of the crash through social media. She confirmed that Mr. Kittiphan was employed as a barista at her shop, which had just reopened that morning following the Songkran holidays. She noted it was unusual for him to be late for work, and she had become concerned prior to hearing the devastating news.

 

-- 2025-04-19

 

[ChipButty]

He wont count in the Songkran deaths? 

[PETERTHEEATER]

The van driver is reported as saying as he merged back into the traffic lane a motorcycle clipped his righthand mirror. In other words, he failed to give way to the motorcycle approaching in the lefthand lane. CCTV should enable who's at fault.