Accident 79-Year-Old Man Killed After 18-Wheel Truck Fails to Avoid Motorcycle

[Georgealbert]

 

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A harrowing road crash in Sing Buri has claimed the life of a 79-year-old man after a collision between a motorcycle and an 18-wheel lorry. The incident occurred on the Sing Buri–Chai Nat Road, at kilometre marker 46+800, in Tambon Thap Ya, In Buri District.

 

Police Lieutenant Colonel Wechayan Hiranyasuwan, deputy investigating officer at In Buri Police Station, received the emergency report and rushed to the scene alongside a medical examiner from In Buri Hospital and personnel from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

 

At the scene, a silver Honda Wave motorcycle bearing registration plate from Sing Buri was found mangled and lying in the middle of the road. Nearby, the body of the deceased, later identified as Mr Somchai Klinhom, 79, of 6/1, Moo 1, Tambon Thap Ya, was found severely crushed, indicating he had died instantly.

 

Approximately 100 metres from the point of impact, police located the 18-wheel lorry involved. The white Hino lorry, with vehicle registration from Lopburi and trailer registration from Saraburi, was parked on the left-hand roadside. The driver, Mr Sumet Bunphairoj, 29, of Nong Yai To Subdistrict, Chai Badan District, Lopburi, remained at the scene to meet with police.

 

According to Mr Sumet’s statement, he was driving normally when the motorcycle suddenly emerged from a side road on his left, cutting in very closely. He attempted to brake and swerve to avoid the collision, but due to the size and weight of the vehicle, he was unable to steer clear. The rear wheels of the lorry subsequently ran over the motorcycle and its rider, dragging both along the road.

 

Police conducted an alcohol test on Mr Sumet, which returned a reading of zero. Authorities stated they are proceeding with legal procedures in accordance with the law, as the investigation continues.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-06-23

 

 

 

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