Accident Tragic Fatal Crash at Phetchaburi Intersection Claims Two Lives

[snoop1130]

Picture courtesy of MGR Online

 

A tragic traffic accident unfolded at a well-known dangerous intersection in Mueang district, Phetchaburi province, leading to the heartbreaking deaths of a mother and daughter. This devastating collision, involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle, occurred at 3.50 pm on June 8 at the Nong Kai Thuean intersection, Nong Khanan subdistrict.

 

Police Lieutenant Thanakun Wiriyapong, deputy inspector at Mueang Phetchaburi Police Station, swiftly responded to reports of the incident. Upon arriving, the tragic scene revealed the lifeless bodies of 49-year-old Duangjai and her mother, Juan, who had succumbed to their injuries at the site of the crash.

 

The accident involved their white Honda Scoopy i motorcycle, registration 1กก 4106 Phetchaburi, which lay forcefully displaced off the road following the collision. Standing nearby in evident shock was 26-year-old Phattharaphong, the driver of a silver Chevrolet pickup truck, registration 3ฒว 2942 Bangkok, which bore visible damage on its left front side.

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that Phattharaphong was travelling from Hat Chao Samran subdistrict en route to a garage in Tha Yang district at the time of the crash. Conversely, the victims were making their journey from Baan Nong Wa to Don Yikrok on their motorcycle.

 

The intersection, noted for its absence of traffic lights, became the site of the fatal collision when the pickup truck struck the motorcycle with significant force. This engendered a catastrophic impact, hurling the motorcycle a staggering 50 metres away and resulting in the instant deaths of Duangjai and Juan.

 

In the aftermath, police have detained Phattharaphong for further questioning as they continue to unravel how the tragic event unfolded. While the driver was visibly shaken, authorities are moving forward with legal proceedings to determine accountability in this grievous incident.

 

The accident at this notorious intersection has once again highlighted the urgent need for improved traffic regulations and safety measures in these high-risk areas. While the community mourns the profound loss, there is renewed focus on ensuring such tragedies are averted in the future.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-06-09

 

 

[ikke1959]

many drive like crazy here... but the RTP is nowhere to be seen as if they are , they don't do anything

[chickenslegs]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A tragic traffic accident unfolded at a well-known dangerous intersection

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The intersection, noted for its absence of traffic lights, became the site of the fatal collision

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This engendered a catastrophic impact, hurling the motorcycle a staggering 50 metres away and resulting in the instant deaths of Duangjai and Juan.

 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The accident at this notorious intersection has once again highlighted the urgent need for improved traffic regulations and safety measures in these high-risk areas.

 

Sounds like this is (at least partially) a failure of the police and local authorities to fix a well-known accident black spot. 

 

(Not excusing the pickup driver, but there is insufficient information here to apportion blame)

[blaze master]

At what point does it stop becoming a tragedy ? At what point does inner reflection need to be considered ?

 

Ya I know. I'll show myself out. 

[Cameroni]

The pick-up driver is obviously to blame, but I always feel uncomfortable when I see mothers and fathers with toddlers on motorcycles, neither wearing a helmet.

 

I realise it's the poverty that makes them do this, but it's inevitable these things will happen when parents take toddlers on motorcycles unprotected.

[richard_smith237]

38 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

(Not excusing the pickup driver, but there is insufficient information here to apportion blame)

 

Agreed...    Both may well have been travelling at similar speeds and both simply failed to slow or stop at the intersection....  which, as reported had no lights... 

 

 

21 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

The pick-up driver is obviously to blame,

 

Why 'obviously' ???   there's not enough information to draw obvious blame - it would appear that both just drove across an intersection that has no lights (and is possibly poorly marked).

 

21 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

but I always feel uncomfortable when I see mothers and fathers with toddlers on motorcycles, neither wearing a helmet.

 

Very tragic that this is the cultural norm...   

 

21 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

I realise it's the poverty that makes them do this, but it's inevitable these things will happen when parents take toddlers on motorcycles unprotected.

 

Note: This was a 49 year old, and her Mother...  (two older ladies), nevertheless, that does not make your 'toddlers on motorcycles' comment any less valid regarding the tragedy when people die unnecessarily.... Whether with children, alone, or riding pillion etc... Riding across a junction without slowing shows a complete lack of self-preservation....   and exactly the same can be said of the pick-up rider for he could have met a lorry rather than a motorcycle. 

 

 

[chickenslegs]

56 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

The pick-up driver is obviously to blame, but I always feel uncomfortable when I see mothers and fathers with toddlers on motorcycles, neither wearing a helmet.

 

I realise it's the poverty that makes them do this, but it's inevitable these things will happen when parents take toddlers on motorcycles unprotected.

Very early on in my driving experiences here in Thailand my wife (Thai) would constantly warn me about moms/dads/families/kids in the lanes ahead - they are unpredictable, so one needs to allow extra room when they are emerging from the left, or overtaking or turning left/right ahead of them.

 

 

[Cameroni]

Just now, chickenslegs said:

Very early on in my driving experiences here in Thailand my wife (Thai) would constantly warn me about moms/dads/families/kids in the lanes ahead - they are unpredictable, so one needs to allow extra room when they are emerging from the left, or overtaking or turning left/right ahead of them.

 

 

 

Yes, obviously I'm extra careful when I see a parent with a toddler and no helmet, which happens unbelievably often.

 

That would really ruin your day, if you hit a scooter with a toddler on it. 

[richard_smith237]

Just now, Cameroni said:

 

Yes, obviously I'm extra careful when I see a parent with a toddler and no helmet, which happens unbelievably often.

 

That would really ruin your day, if you hit a scooter with a toddler on it. 

 

100%....   expecially with an infant or toddler on the bike...   But to add to that point...   when those on motorcycles don't wear helmets, and even though you've given them adequate room etc - the pull off the unbelievable and swerve suddenly infont of you and you knock them off...    and because they are helmetless, they don't walk away from a bump which would have otherwise left bruises.... 

 

... One of the reasons I argue 'people not wearing a helmet' impacts more than just the rider.

And...  Parents taking infants and babies on motorcycles impacts more than just them when something happens.

[chickenslegs]

8 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Yes, obviously I'm extra careful when I see a parent with a toddler and no helmet, which happens unbelievably often.

 

That would really ruin your day, if you hit a scooter with a toddler on it. 

Sorry, I quoted your post but I didn't mean to infer that you, personally, are careless about parents/kids on motorcycles.  

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

The pick-up driver is obviously to blame,

Why?  And why "obviously"?

[it is what it is]

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

The pick-up driver is obviously to blame, but I always feel uncomfortable when I see mothers and fathers with toddlers on motorcycles, neither wearing a helmet.

 

I realise it's the poverty that makes them do this, but it's inevitable these things will happen when parents take toddlers on motorcycles unprotected.

 

realise it's the poverty that makes them do this

 

not so sure about this, most seem to have money for a smart phone, but not a crash helmet...

[kwilco]

again the self-appoited RTI "experts" spout their baseless nonsense

[richard_smith237]

15 minutes ago, kwilco said:

again the self-appoited RTI "experts" spout their baseless nonsense

 

"Self-appointed RTI expert" - Coming from you thats hilarious... so rich it’s clinically obscene.....  

[kwilco]

Speaking as someone with experience in road traffic engineering: most of the comments here are pure speculation, with no basis in fact, no crash report, and not even a confirmed knowledge of the accident location.

People are assigning blame, drawing conclusions, and moralising — all without knowing who had right of way, what visibility was like, the speed of either vehicle, road markings, or even what happened. No witness accounts. No forensic evidence. No official report.

And yet we get sweeping claims like “the pickup is obviously to blame” or irrelevant diversions about toddlers and helmets — when the victims were two adult women. This isn’t just uninformed, it’s misleading and disrespectful to those involved.

If you're serious about road safety, start by understanding how crash investigations actually work. Otherwise, it’s