Motorcyclist Killed Instantly After Crashing into 18-Wheeler in Chachoengsao

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A young man was killed on impact after his motorcycle collided with an 18-wheeled lorry in Chachoengsao province on the evening of 23 May. The crash occurred when the rider attempted to overtake but failed to return to his lane in time, crashing head-on into the heavy vehicle.

At approximately 20:00, Pol. Lt. Prasert Detchsupha, deputy investigation officer at Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station, was notified of a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and an lorry on a road in Moo 2, Nam Daeng subdistrict. Medical personnel from Phutthasothon Hospital and local rescue workers were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, authorities found the wreckage of a Honda Wave motorcycle with Sa Kaeo registration plates scattered across the roadside in front of a factory. The motorbike was completely destroyed, with the front wheel detached. The body of the rider, later identified as Mr. Rattanasak of Khlong Udom Chonlajorn subdistrict, lay nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene, having suffered a crushed skull after his head became trapped beneath the lorry’s wheels.

No formal identification documents were found on the deceased, though a vehicle payment card bearing his name was recovered. The lorry involved, bearing Nonthaburi plates, showed signs of impact damage on its front right side, with a shattered headlamp and visible dents.

Mr. Panuphat, 46, the lorry driver, stated that he was transporting goods from Lat Krabang and was nearing the drop-off point when the incident occurred. According to him, the motorcycle was travelling at high speed and attempted to overtake another vehicle by moving into the oncoming lane.

“I honked repeatedly to warn him, but he kept swerving and accelerating. He came straight at me. I couldn’t swerve away because I would have gone off the road,” Mr. Panuphat recalled.

Police believe the motorcyclist may have been under the influence of alcohol, citing his erratic behaviour and failure to react to the truck’s warning horn. “A sober person would likely have slowed down or moved back into the correct lane upon seeing an oncoming lorry and hearing the horn,” said an officer at the scene.

The body has been sent to Phutthasothon Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Authorities are continuing to investigate and have contacted the man’s relatives to arrange for funeral proceedings.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-25.