Picture courtesy of TMN

 

A 13-year-old schoolgirl was injured after being struck by a motorcycle driven by an American man in Na Jomtien, Pattaya, on 13 August.

 

The incident occurred at around 17:00 in front of Wat Na Jomtien, just before the red-light intersection near the Office of the Attorney General Region 2. The motorbike, a Yamaha NMAX 155cc bearing registration from Chonburi, collided with the girl as she was crossing the road on her way home from school.

 

The driver, a man in his forties from the United States was not named, claimed the girl suddenly stepped into his path, causing the collision. The impact sent the motorbike skidding nearly 100 metres, damaging the left side of the vehicle.

 

The victim, Ms Ananya Inyam, a student at Sattahip Witthayakhom School, sustained injuries to her right ankle, suspected to be fractured, along with facial abrasions. She was lying in the road, closely attended to by her grandmother, until rescue teams from Sawang Rojanathammasathan Sattahip arrived to provide first aid and transfer her to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital.

 

Lt. Col. Atit Saenpanya, the investigating officer, along with Na Jomtien police, documented the scene and has summoned the motorbike rider for further questioning. Legal proceedings are expected to follow.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from TMN 2025-08-14

 

 

 

I just went to the website of this motorbike. Here's the sales pitch.

 

https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/al/en/scooters/sport/pdp/nmax-155-2024/

 

Times are changing, and we all need to think about the smartest way to travel in and around the city. Driven by a powerful 155cc engine that gives you faster acceleration for easier overtaking – as well as a higher top speed for keeping ahead of traffic on the highway – the NMAX 155 is Yamaha’s vision of personal new mobility.

 

That's the problem right there ... these motorbikes are designed for "overtaking" and "higher speeds" than other vehicles. You need to STOP overtaking other vehicles and going faster than everyone else, otherwise people get hurt. This is the stupidest way to travel in and around the city, not the smartest.

 

Hope the girl has a speedy recovery. 

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AwmqP3rKFSJHiSZg9

 

If the link works you will see the lovely footbridge right in front of Wat Na Jomthien that the victim presumably chose not to use.

31 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

 

The driver, a man in his forties from the United States was not named, claimed the girl suddenly stepped into his path, causing the collision. The impact sent the motorbike skidding nearly 100 metres, damaging the left side of the vehicle.

It skidded 100 metres, he must have been travelling. 

 

I reckon it's an incompetent rider at fault. 

 

8 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

 see the lovely footbridge right in front of Wat Na Jomthien that the victim presumably chose not to use.

 

They removed the footbridge when they widened the road

https://maps.app.goo.gl/u7i6kHXriD8idNaL9

 

 

19 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AwmqP3rKFSJHiSZg9

 

If the link works you will see the lovely footbridge right in front of Wat Na Jomthien that the victim presumably chose not to use.

That's a very old link.

 

The walkway has been removed, now there's a lovely new overpass that the foreigner should have been using if travelling at speed. 

 

16 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It skidded 100 metres, he must have been travelling.

It's a 'fast' stretch of road.

8 minutes ago, johng said:

It's a 'fast' stretch of road.

Fast vehicles generally use the overpass to avoid the traffic lights. 

 

Maybe the rider was travelling at speed to get through the light. 

31 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I just went to the website of this motorbike. Here's the sales pitch.

 

https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/al/en/scooters/sport/pdp/nmax-155-2024/

 

Times are changing, and we all need to think about the smartest way to travel in and around the city. Driven by a powerful 155cc engine that gives you faster acceleration for easier overtaking – as well as a higher top speed for keeping ahead of traffic on the highway – the NMAX 155 is Yamaha’s vision of personal new mobility.

 

That's the problem right there ... these motorbikes are designed for "overtaking" and "higher speeds" than other vehicles. You need to STOP overtaking other vehicles and going faster than everyone else, otherwise people get hurt. This is the stupidest way to travel in and around the city, not the smartest.

 

Hope the girl has a speedy recovery. 

 

 

 

Rubbish,

 

Roads are for driving on and, theoretically, have appropriate speed limits.

 

 

That bit of road does not have a pedestrian crossing to the best of my knowledge.

 

 

If you see a ball crossing the road then a child will follow. If you see a dog in the road it will run the wrong way. 

 

OK so there was no dog or no ball but this is Asia. You cannot simply be head down and staring straight ahead because you are in the right. (stereotypical national reference not included) . You have to be aware and observant. 

 

Even travelling at 80 kph the probable limit in that area there is no way a Nmax would take 100m to stop. Skidding or no skidding..

 

 

2 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Even travelling at 80 kph the probable limit in that area there is no way a Nmax would take 100m to stop. Skidding or no skidding..

Agreed…  some people have no idea of distance but it seems someone thought it was 100m & that was quoted… 

 

It could have been 30m or 100ft etc… but no motorbike will skid 100m when hit, so imagining the speed from that would be flawed… 

 

 

It never ceases to amaze me, some here ignore the evidence, the facts of the report given, then manipulate the story to suit themselves. 

 

Remarkable, unbelievable, hilarious. 😂

 

 

...and sad.

$$$$ ker ching Falang must pay.

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agreed…  some people have no idea of distance but it seems someone thought it was 100m & that was quoted… 

 

It could have been 30m or 100ft etc… but no motorbike will skid 100m when hit, so imagining the speed from that would be flawed… 

 

 

a motorbike could slide 100m but perhaps would need to be doing a lot more than 80kmh, it really depends on a lot on the construction of the bike, but lets say it slid 50m he was still moving a quite a lick perhaps 120kmh, it matters not, the fact he didn't slow approaching a junction says a lot

58 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agreed…  some people have no idea of distance but it seems someone thought it was 100m & that was quoted… 

 

It could have been 30m or 100ft etc… but no motorbike will skid 100m when hit, so imagining the speed from that would be flawed… 

 

 

True, to slide that far and her not being hurt a lot more means the distance was exaggerated. Not much to tell from the story otherwise, besides the fact cutting people off here seems to be a national sport, along with not looking in advance. Just two months ago a local was sitting on the side of the road and cut in front of me on a scooter when I was right at him. Not looking, went across the road and I had nowhere to go but into his sidecar. Luckily no one was hurt, just my scooter had damage. This is a daily thing with others on motorbikes cutting across roads and in front of oncoming cars without looking, and no wonder there are so many motorbike accidents daily here.

they state the m/c slid on its side for 100 metres?

 

That would indicate a speed of around 130 kph!

What is needed is a proper crash report as although this seems unlikely, it would indicate the motorcycle was indeed travelling very quickly.

 

23 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agreed…  some people have no idea of distance but it seems someone thought it was 100m & that was quoted… 

 

It could have been 30m or 100ft etc… but no motorbike will skid 100m when hit, so imagining the speed from that would be flawed… 

 

 

Sliding for 100 metres/yards would indicate a speed in excess of 130 kph (80 mph).

I agree this is unlikely but it highlights 2 problems.

Why was she taken to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital? probably because they planned to get the American to pay

On 8/14/2025 at 3:20 PM, smedly said:

the fact he didn't slow approaching a junction says a lot

 

Everyday occurrence here in Thailand, especially among motorcyclists.

On 8/14/2025 at 3:19 PM, BarraMarra said:

$$$$ ker ching Falang must pay.

For sure Farang must pay,  as the Police said to me in a very similar accident ,     "Its not important"..... that the 13 Year old was under age to Ride, had no  Road Tax,  no Driving  Licence, &  no Insurance, not even Compulsory Governemnt Insurance

Plasic and Tarmac don't mix in a slide i would imagine a lot of plastic covers were badly damaged sliding down a road.