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A 15-year-old boy lost his life when he fell asleep at the wheel while riding a motorcycle with a 14-year-old girl as a passenger. The vehicle lost control and crashed into a bridge pier under the Bang Na–Trat Expressway in Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province. The teenage girl was placed in a coma for her injuries, after being rushed to hospital.

 

Police Lieutenant Jetsa Uafoo, deputy investigator at Bang Pakong Police Station, received the emergency call and promptly attended the scene at kilometre 47 on the inbound expressway to Bangkok, beneath a bridge in Bang Pakong subdistrict.

 

At the scene, rescuers found the boy’s body lying face-up near the bridge pier, beside his overturned motorcycle, registered in Suphanburi province. The 14-year-old girl was found semi-conscious in the drainage ditch beside the pier and was immediately taken to Bang Pakong Hospital for emergency treatment.

 

The boy’s father arrived shortly after and was devastated upon seeing his son’s body, breaking down in tears. He revealed that his son had taken the motorcycle without informing the family. The news reached them only when one of the boy’s friends called to report the fatal crash.

 

According to friends, the boy had not wanted to return home, so he and his companions decided to ride to Bang Saen beach for a trip. On the return journey the crash occurred. The girl passenger had managed to make a telephone call for help, reporting that her friend had collided with a bridge pier and died.

 

Authorities have taken the boy’s body to hospital and are conducting an investigation.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-08-10

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A 15-year-old boy lost his life when he fell asleep at the wheel while riding a motorcycle with a 14-year-old girl as a passenger

 

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

the boy had not wanted to return home, so he and his companions decided to ride to Bang Saen beach for a trip. On the return journey the crash occurred.

Am sorry but what about the girls parents? Allowing their daughter at age 14 to go on a motorcycle journey with a 15 year old boy? What is wrong with this picture? 

What responsible parent would allow their child to run off on a motorcycle with a boy who is not even legal to drive? They will be lucky if their daughter comes out of her coma and has a normal life now. All because they were so irresponsible. 

8 minutes ago, thesetat said:

 

Am sorry but what about the girls parents? Allowing their daughter at age 14 to go on a motorcycle journey with a 15 year old boy? What is wrong with this picture? 

What responsible parent would allow their child to run off on a motorcycle with a boy who is not even legal to drive? They will be lucky if their daughter comes out of her coma and has a normal life now. All because they were so irresponsible. 

They start them on scooters at 8 years old here, which shows how much care is involved. They're put on top of buses to go and come from school also. Enforcement of laws only happens when officials actually care about the citizens. This will continue for decades to come if not forever.I'm wondering how someone falls asleep while driving a scooter. 

"I'm wondering how someone falls asleep while driving a scooter."

 

Years ago I had a friend in the UK who had a 70 mile motorbike ride to College every Monday morning at about 5am. Nearly 50 years ago the roads were alot quieter than now and as the road was mostly Motorway he used to close his eyes as he was usually exhausted after a weekend partying. Riding in the middle Lane he relied on hitting the catseyes in the road to jolt him awake. Nuts but after that I can believe it's possible to fall asleep on a bike.

Fell asleep whilst riding a motorcycle      is that even possible,  how do they know? did he have sleep in his eyes?

Darwinism at its best   happens every day ,  doesn't shock or surprise me anymore, it is what it is

5 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

I'm wondering how someone falls asleep while driving a scooter. 

The same way that some people fall asleep driving cars or trucks.

10 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Fell asleep whilst riding a motorcycle      is that even possible,  how do they know? did he have sleep in his eyes?

Perhaps his passenger who reported the accident told them.

He died doing what he loved. 

 

Being stupid. 

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

The same way that some people fall asleep driving cars or trucks.

Yes, people do fall asleep much the same way everywhere but driving a scooter takes more actions and you have the wind in your face along with other stimuli  and aren't near as comfortable. This is why it rarely happens on motorbikes but it does all the time in cars and trucks. I've driven motorbikes thousands of miles and never was near falling asleep but in a car or truck many times came close. 

1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Perhaps his passenger who reported the accident told them.

how would she know , presumably she was sat behind  him,  He may have simply lost control, 

let me guess No helmets , No licence and No insurance.     the holy trinity 

37 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

40 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Perhaps his passenger who reported the accident told them.

how would she know , presumably she was sat behind  him,  He may have simply lost control, 

Sitting behind him it's not unlikely that she would have noticed if he had been showing signs of nodding off prior to the accident, i.e. the nodding and jerking of his head as he dropped off and woke again, it's always plainly obvious if a person is dropping off but trying to stay awake.

43 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, people do fall asleep much the same way everywhere but driving a scooter takes more actions and you have the wind in your face along with other stimuli  and aren't near as comfortable. This is why it rarely happens on motorbikes but it does all the time in cars and trucks. I've driven motorbikes thousands of miles and never was near falling asleep but in a car or truck many times came close. 

"I've driven motorbikes thousands of miles and never was near falling asleep..."

Well, you weren't the rider in this case so your less eventful experiences are irrelevant but why does "it take more actions"...what does that mean?  A  helmet and visor would have kept the wind off his face, wouldn't it?

13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"I've driven motorbikes thousands of miles and never was near falling asleep..."

Well, you weren't the rider in this case so your less eventful experiences are irrelevant but why does "it take more actions"...what does that mean?  A  helmet and visor would have kept the wind off his face, wouldn't it?

Have you ever driven a motorbike? If so, you would know how much more involved you are just to keep the bike going straight.

 

You feel the wind driving a bike no matter what you wear. You have to keep both hands on the wheel for safe driving, especially around others.

 

You know you're nowhere near as safe driving a motorbike than a fully protected car or truck.

 

Balancing and steering takes both hands to be safe, whereas you can safely drive a car using one hand for hundreds of miles.

 

If it's cold or hot, driving a motorbike has you stay more awake then being in a temperature controlled car, meaning more comfort, more chance to fall asleep. 

 

You know you have to be more vigilant driving a motorbike as one false move can bring the results this driver experienced, likely not falling asleep but just losing control for any number of reasons. Just too much happening driving a motorbike that'll keep you awake. Tired is definitely possible, and that can get you into accidents because of slower reflexes.

 

Thinking I have less eventful experiences after me telling you I've driven thousands of miles on bikes alone is a false assumption. The only people that more likely have put on more mileage than I are long haul drivers. Driving twice as many miles as the average driver has you more experience on the roads. I've never seen or heard about anyone falling asleep driving a motorbike than in research. I'm thinking you haven't either.  

20 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Sitting behind him it's not unlikely that she would have noticed if he had been showing signs of nodding off prior to the accident, i.e. the nodding and jerking of his head as he dropped off and woke again, it's always plainly obvious if a person is dropping off but trying to stay awake.

To you and me maybe but to a 14 year old I'm not so sure,   If she suspected this she could  have asked or insisted that he stopped  

19 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

  A  helmet

tellingly not mentioned for either of them

7 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

27 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

  A  helmet

tellingly not mentioned for either of them

No mention of it does not make it "tellingly", either way.

12 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

If she suspected this she could  have asked or insisted that he stopped  

Maybe she did.  From the pillion, it's not so easy to force the rider of a motorcycle to stop.

23 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Have you ever driven a motorbike?

Yes.

29 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

You feel the wind driving a bike no matter what you wear. You have to keep both hands on the wheel for safe driving,

"...driving a bike no matter what you wear. You have to keep both hands on the wheel..."

So the bikes that you have ridden for thousands of miles have been "driven" and have "steering wheels"?  Clearly an expert.

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...driving a bike no matter what you wear. You have to keep both hands on the wheel..."

So the bikes that you have ridden for thousands of miles have been "driven" and have "steering wheels"?  

Well the OP.  again,  tellingly,    states he fell asleep at the wheel

7 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

They start them on scooters at 8 years old here, which shows how much care is involved. They're put on top of buses to go and come from school also. Enforcement of laws only happens when officials actually care about the citizens. This will continue for decades to come if not forever.I'm wondering how someone falls asleep while driving a scooter. 

Wait till the good doers come along, saying they are so poor they can only afford a scooter, but everybody has a big screen TV and a smartphone.

3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Well the OP.  again,  tellingly,    states he fell asleep at the wheel

I am aware of that.

disregard , pc going haywire

19 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...driving a bike no matter what you wear. You have to keep both hands on the wheel..."

So the bikes that you have ridden for thousands of miles have been "driven" and have "steering wheels"?  Clearly an expert.

Driving thousands of miles on multiple motorcycles and scooters is experience.

 

When you quote someone, you need to put the whole sentence in, as it isn't the same meaning when it's shortened. Like this, "You have to keep both hands on the wheel for safe driving", On the wheel means driving anything. I could have said handlebars but I'm thinking you know what I meant, as we're talking about driving bikes and cars here.

 

Of course many people drive bikes using one hand, but it's safer using both.

 

You can call it whatever you like. Driving, riding, operating, it all means the same. I wonder why you join conversations. is it only to argue, because you're constantly trying to prove others wrong but rarely succeed, like this time. Pedantic is something you've been named before, by a few here.

7 hours ago, thesetat said:

 

Am sorry but what about the girls parents? Allowing their daughter at age 14 to go on a motorcycle journey with a 15 year old boy? What is wrong with this picture? 

What responsible parent would allow their child to run off on a motorcycle with a boy who is not even legal to drive? They will be lucky if their daughter comes out of her coma and has a normal life now. All because they were so irresponsible. 

 I doubt they knew.   they do now though 

Tragic I feel for the parents.

3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

When you quote someone, you need to put the whole sentence in, as it isn't the same meaning when it's shortened. Like this, "You have to keep both hands on the wheel for safe driving",

 

 The shortened quote made no change to the context of your comment, so, no, I do not have to quote the entire sentence.  The context was a fatal motorbike accident. 

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

 The shortened quote made no change to the context of your comment, so, no, I do not have to quote the entire sentence.  The context was a fatal motorbike accident. 

Of course it did, as my point was many ride motorbikes with one hand but it's safer to use both. Look back at your assumptions of me. Then look back at why you first commented to me. I said I wondered how anyone could fall asleep riding a motorbike. You said the same way as driving a car. Looking at how many people fall asleep driving cars and how few fall asleep riding motorbikes there's no comparison. And yes, you need to quote the whole sentence as it changes the meaning if you don't. Nitpicking my comment that it's riding a scooter more than driving one is pedantic. In the US we call it hands on the wheel for many ways of driving. Boats, cars, motorcycles, 3 wheelers, planes and others. Keep it to the topic. The man was said to fall asleep. I would guess most here think differently, that he just lost control, maybe being tired.