Accident Nonthaburi: Wife Killed After Motorbike Crash in Heavy Rain, Husband Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

 

A 59-year-old woman has died and her husband injured after their motorcycle skidded and crashed in floodwater, before a 10-wheel lorry ran over the woman on Ratchaphruek Road in Nonthaburi province.

 

At around 18:15 on 31 May, officers from Chaiyaphruek Police Station and rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were called to the scene of a serious road collision opposite Wat Yai Sawang Arom in Om Kret subdistrict, Pak Kret district.

 

Emergency services arrived to find a Yamaha Aerox motorbike lying on the outbound lanes of Ratchaphruek Road. The female passenger, identified as Mrs Jarin Nongphon, 59, had been thrown from the bike and run over by an Isuzu 10-wheel lorry (registration from Nonthaburi). Despite the efforts of medics from Phra Nang Klao Hospital, who performed CPR for over 30 minutes, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Her husband, Mr Niphon Nongphon, 61, who was driving the motorcycle, sustained injuries and was transported to Phra Nang Klao Hospital for treatment. Their daughter later arrived at the scene and confirmed that both parents were working as security officers for the War Veterans Organisation, stationed at the Nonthaburi Provincial Sports Complex. They had just finished work and were returning home to the Bang Khu Wat area in Pathum Thani.

 

Mr Niphon recounted the incident, explaining that heavy rain had caused flooding in the left lane of the road, obscuring visibility. While navigating through the floodwaters, he failed to see the raised edge of the road, causing the bike’s wheel to climb the curb and topple to the right, directly into the path of the oncoming lorry. His wife was thrown into the lorry’s undercarriage and fatally struck.

 

The lorry driver, Mr Apisit Deecharoen, 27, told police he was driving slowly through the rain when the motorbike suddenly slipped and fell in front of his vehicle. He denied making any contact prior to the incident and claimed the crash happened in an instant.

 

Police confirmed they have recorded statements from the lorry driver and documented the scene. CCTV footage from nearby cameras will be reviewed to determine the exact circumstances. Mrs Jarin’s body has been taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine. An investigation is ongoing.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-06-02.