Accident Motorcyclist Killed, Pillion Passenger Critically Injured in High-Speed Crash

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

A motorcyclist died and his passenger was left critically injured in the early hours of the morning of 6 July, after a high-speed crash into a roadside tree on Charoen Nakhon Road. The crash was captured by a passing car’s dashcam.

 

At approximately 01:15, Pol Lt Korakot Phetphong, deputy inspector at Bukkhalo Police Station, received reports of a serious road crash between Soi Charoen Nakhon 70 and 72 in Dao Khanong, Thonburi district. Emergency responders from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were dispatched to the scene.

 

Emergency services arrived to find a mangled white Honda Wave 125i motorcycle lying wrecked on the pavement. The impact had scattered debris across the left-hand lane, and a blue crash helmet was discovered some distance from the crash site.

 

Lying near the tree was the body of Mr Myat Myat Tu 18, a Myanmar national. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He had suffered multiple severe injuries, including a large open wound to the head, broken left wrist and leg and facial trauma.

 

Nearby, rescue workers found the pillion passenger, 21-year-old Mr Zokoko Aung, also from Myanmar, who had sustained critical injuries. His right leg was broken and he had head injuries, bleeding heavily from his mouth and nose. He was rushed to Somdet Phra Pinklao Hospital for emergency treatment.

 

A roadside tree bore the marks of a collision, providing evidence of the impact’s severity.

 

Footage retrieved from the dashcam of a rescue volunteer captured the moment of the crash. It showed the motorcycle attempting a high-speed undertake in the left-most lane before losing control, with sparks flying from the rear of the motorcycle and weaving along the road, before slamming into the tree. The force of the collision flung both rider and passenger some distance from the impact point.

 

Authorities have sent the deceased’s body to Chulalongkorn Hospital’s forensic department. Relatives are being contacted to arrange for the repatriation of the body.

 

Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are reviewing additional CCTV footage in the area to determine the full circumstances.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-07-07

 

 

 

[watchcat]

50 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

after a high-speed crash into a roadside tree on Charoen Nakhon Road.

 

The trees and electric poles are the real killers.

[thesetat]

clearly something other than the crash made the bike have sparks flying under it. Perhaps some mechanical failure led to the crash. 

[spidermike007]

When riding a motorcycle one must display an exceptional level of concentration and attention, at all times. Trees and telephone poles are to be avoided at all costs, same applies the parked vehicles. 

[henryford1958]

Left hand undertakes are one of the most dangerous aspects of Thai driving.

[Emdog]

Can't fix stupid, but nature seems to have ways of correcting things

[lordgrinz]

2 hours ago, henryford1958 said:

Left hand undertakes are one of the most dangerous aspects of Thai driving.

 

<sarcasm>Good thing this action is illegal and actively enforced by the RTP</sarcasm>

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, henryford1958 said:

Left hand undertakes are one of the most dangerous aspects of Thai driving.

No Thais or "Thai driving" were involved in this accident.