Accident Motorcyclist Killed After Crane Snags Power Line in Ayutthaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture and video courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 32-year-old man was killed on 4 May, when a high-voltage power line, torn down by a crane, fell onto a busy road and caused a fatal chain reaction involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck.

 

The incident occurred on the inbound Rojana Road at the Rojana Gate A traffic junction in Sam Ruean subdistrict, Bang Pa-in district, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province.

 

Police Lieutenant Thawon Saengsai, deputy investigator at Bang Pa-in Police Station, responded at approximately 10:35, to the emergency call. Upon arrival, rescue personnel found the victim, Mr Chalit, suffering from severe head injuries. He was given emergency first aid at the scene and rushed to Uthai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

 

According to eyewitnesses, a crane truck, reportedly performing electrical maintenance work on the road’s central median, moved forward without lowering its boom. The extended boom snagged a high-voltage wire strung across the road, snapping it and sending it crashing onto the street.

 

At that very moment, Mr Chalit was riding his motorcycle past the junction. The loose cable caught his vehicle, causing him to lose control and fall onto the road and he was immediately run over by a pickup truck..

 

A nearby motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the incident told police that the crane operator appeared to hastily pack up equipment and drive away from the scene after the wire was brought down.

 

Mr Worawat Yamoung, a rescue officer with the Puttaisawan Foundation, stated that when he arrived, the victim was unconscious and had lost a significant amount of blood. He and his team administered CPR before transferring the injured man to hospital.

 

Initial police investigations have led to the questioning of the pickup truck driver, while efforts are underway to locate and summon the crane operator for further inquiry. Authorities have identified the crane as belonging to a private company contracted to carry out electrical repairs in the area.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from ThaiRath 2025-05-05.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gottfrid]

A helmet might have saved him

[impulse]

51 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

A helmet might have saved him

 

4 wheels, 2 tons of steel and seatbelts would have definitely saved him.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know.  Economic factors and all.  My heart sincerely goes out to him and his loved ones.  But this is yet another data point and cautionary tale for those of us who do have a choice. 

 

Stay safe out there.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

53 minutes ago, impulse said:

4 wheels, 2 tons of steel and seatbelts would have definitely saved him.

I don´t know about you are your age nor situation or knowledge. However, IMO, there are no problems riding motorcycles in Thailand. The only thing you need is common sense and experience. Sure, an accident like this is almost unavoidable, but a helmet probably would had helped him. Therein was the common sense.

[impulse]

4 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

I don´t know about you are your age nor situation or knowledge. However, IMO, there are no problems riding motorcycles in Thailand. The only thing you need is common sense and experience. Sure, an accident like this is almost unavoidable, but a helmet probably would had helped him. Therein was the common sense.

 

If you get hit by lightning (like the story last week), snag a downed power cable or get hit by a truck with no brakes, it doesn't matter how much experience and common sense you have.  You're a gone pecan on a scooter.  Probably just a minor irritation in a car or pickup.

 

Helmets improve your odds by about 40%.  4 wheels and seat belts improve your odds by a factor of 20-40.  Not 20-40%.  That's 20-40 times safer in a car than a scooter per km traveled.  2000-4000% safer.  That's what Oz and US studies determined.

 

 

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

If you get hit by lightning (like the story last week), snag a downed power cable or get hit by a truck with no brakes, it doesn't matter how much experience and common sense you have.  You're a gone pecan on a scooter.  Probably just a minor irritation in a car or pickup.

 

Helmets improve your odds by about 40%.  4 wheels and seat belts improve your odds by a factor of 20-40.  Not 20-40%.  That's 20-40 times safer in a car than a scooter per km traveled.  2000-4000% safer.  That's what Oz and US studies determined.

 

 

Sure, I definitely do not doubt the research. An idiot can understand that sitting in a car when a accident happen is much safer that riding a motorbike. However, you have to consider the knowledge and attention that a Thai motorbike rider have compared to most foreign driver from the western world. After that you take downed power cable and thunder as that would be something to calculate with. Seriously, that´s so uncommon seen to the amount of riders. After that you have to consider the amount of bike riders compared to the amount of cars, trucks and other vehicles. By looking in you back mirrors and have control of the traffic in front of you, getting hit by a truck with no brakes are mostly avoidable. Please don´t make it soo much worse that it actually is.

[NoDisplayName]

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The loose cable caught his vehicle, causing him to lose control and fall onto the road and he was immediately run over by a pickup truck..

 

A nearby motorcycle taxi driver who witnessed the incident told police that the crane operator appeared to hastily pack up equipment and drive away from the scene after the wire was brought down.

 

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