Accident Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Department Store Worker

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A 44-year-old department store employee died in a horrific motorcycle crash after his big bike struck a power pole and split in two, on a main road in Ayutthaya province on the evening of 24 May.

 

The crash occurred at around 17:30 on Highway 2053, near the base of the railway overpass in Moo 7, Ko Rian subdistrict. Police Lieutenant Panya Amatsena of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Police Station responded to the emergency call and rushed to the scene with emergency responders from Ayutthaya Hospital, the local rescue service and volunteers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

 

At the crash site, officers found clear evidence of a high-impact collision with a large power pole. Scattered fragments of the motorcycle were spread across the roadside. A helmet had been thrown off in the crash. Nearby, a white and red Honda CBR 650 with registration from Bangkok was discovered at the bottom of a 3-metre roadside drop, severely damaged with its front wheel detached.

 

Rescue personnel found the unconscious rider a short distance away. Despite immediate efforts to perform CPR and transport him to Ayutthaya Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter.

 

The deceased was identified as Mr Jeerawat Kumchan, a 44-year-old employee at the HomePro store inside Big C Ayutthaya. Identification was made through a staff badge and a signature orange HomePro apron found in his backpack. He resided in the Grand Market area of Uthai District, Ayutthaya.

 

Shortly after the crash, his 23-year-old son, Mr Patipan Kumchan, arrived at the scene and was devastated upon recognising his father’s body. He confirmed his father regularly took that route home from work and speculated that he may have been heading to visit a friend after finishing his shift.

 

Mr Krisada Srichanngam, a rescue worker from Ko Rian Subdistrict Administration, stated that he was en route to another emergency when he noticed a crowd gathered at the crash site. Upon stopping to assist, he found the rider still had a faint pulse, and CPR was performed in coordination with the police. Sadly, the man could not be saved.

 

Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. Officers plan to interview witnesses and review CCTV footage from nearby locations. The body has been sent to Ayutthaya Hospital for autopsy.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-26.

 

 

 

[it is what it is]

 

looking at the carnage, i'm impressed there was enough of him remaining to perform CPR on.