Pictures courtesy of TMN.

 

Five people were injured in a multi-bike collision on the railway line road at Soi Noen Plub Wan, Nong Prue Subdistrict on the morning of 16 August.

 

Rescue teams from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya received the alert at 05:35 and rushed to the scene. A black Honda Scoopy motorcycle, registration from Khon Kaen, was found overturned at the roadside. Three Thai women were injured in the incident.

 

The collision also involved two Honda PCX motorcycle, both registrations fromChonburi) and carrying two tourists believed to be from the Middle East, who were also injured. All five victims received first aid at the scene before being rushed to hospital.

 

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the Thai women riding and entering the soi, while the group of foreign motorcyclists was travelling along the railway line road. At an intersection, the parties collided, sending riders and motorcycles in different directions.

 

Nong Prue Police documented the scene and are reviewing CCTV footage to determine the cause of the crash.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from TMN 2025-08-16

 

 

 

Sorry to hear of the 3 Thai women!

Drivers on Railway Rd assume they have the right of way and plow across.  Actually, vehicles crossing the tracks have right of way but there is no clear signage to indicate that.  This true at  all of the many Railway Rd crossings.  Always a challenge to drive through.

On 8/17/2025 at 6:26 AM, jacko45k said:

Sorry to hear of the 3 Thai women!

Sorry to hear of the 5 victims 

On 8/16/2025 at 1:44 PM, Georgealbert said:

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the Thai women riding three abreast entering the soi, while the group of foreign motorcyclists was travelling along the railway line road. At an intersection, the parties collided, sending riders and motorcycles in different directions

Low score for lack of observation

If I'm on a motorbike I don't care who has the right of way I'm slowing down, maybe stopping until it is safe to go.

 

You may have the right of way but do you want to risk being injured?

 

Hope all parties have a speedy recovery.

20 minutes ago, J Branche said:

If I'm on a motorbike I don't care who has the right of way I'm slowing down, maybe stopping until it is safe to go.

 

You may have the right of way but do you want to risk being injured?

 

Hope all parties have a speedy recovery.

I do exactly the same whilst turning right at traffic lights whilst on Sukhumvit. I don’t care if the light is on green, always watch the oncoming traffic. 

It was the rains fault

23 hours ago, dddave said:

Drivers on Railway Rd assume they have the right of way and plow across.  Actually, vehicles crossing the tracks have right of way but there is no clear signage to indicate that.  This true at  all of the many Railway Rd crossings.  Always a challenge to drive through.

if in doubt power out.

5 injured and by looks of it, not one helmet amongst them!!

3 hours ago, worrab said:

5 injured and by looks of it, not one helmet amongst them!!

Does a plastic bag count as a helmet in Thailand??, also there is one on the ground, who it belonged too is anyone’s guess.   Hoping everyone a quick recovery,  an expensive lesson learned.

On 8/17/2025 at 9:57 AM, dddave said:

Drivers on Railway Rd assume they have the right of way and plow across.  Actually, vehicles crossing the tracks have right of way but there is no clear signage to indicate that.  This true at  all of the many Railway Rd crossings.  Always a challenge to drive through.

Right of way doesn't mean much in Thailand. 

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Low score for lack of observation

Thais are notorious for not looking before entering a soi or changing lanes. I see this all the time by motorbike or car/truck.

10 hours ago, J Branche said:

If I'm on a motorbike I don't care who has the right of way I'm slowing down, maybe stopping until it is safe to go.

 

You may have the right of way but do you want to risk being injured?

 

Hope all parties have a speedy recovery.

Hope all parties have a speedy recovery.

.......hopefully they weren't speeding 

17 hours ago, Bannoi said:

It was the rains fault

Yep. Climate change .... again.

20 hours ago, J Branche said:

If I'm on a motorbike I don't care who has the right of way I'm slowing down, maybe stopping until it is safe to go.

 

You may have the right of way but do you want to risk being injured?

 

Hope all parties have a speedy recovery.

Tends to be wise, you are more at risk of serious damage on a bike and chances are a pickup will not slow for you. I want to be sure they are letting me through and ploughing on at 80kph or more is risking life and limb. 

They have no education on things like high speeds, right of way, following too close.

Always be on the defensive here.

On 8/16/2025 at 1:44 PM, Georgealbert said:

the cause of the crash

Idiots on scooters.

To quote Milli Vanilli "Blame It own the Rain"

2 minutes ago, Suetape said:

To quote Milli Vanilli "Blame It own the Rain"

 

Technically...  you can't quote Milli Vanilli..... they lip-synched !!  

 

On 8/17/2025 at 3:57 AM, dddave said:

Drivers on Railway Rd assume they have the right of way and plow across.  Actually, vehicles crossing the tracks have right of way but there is no clear signage to indicate that.  This true at  all of the many Railway Rd crossings.  Always a challenge to drive through.

 

There is clear signage at the junctions running parallel to the railway lines, yet locals routinely blow through them without a second thought. The rules are obvious, the warnings are visible – but habit and recklessness seem to take precedence over common sense.

 

One poster on this forum pointed out in the past (after a previous incident), when everyone ignores the junction, those who do follow the rules are left to bear the consequences if they get hit, he pointed out that accidents are the fault of those crossing the railway line... which is of course technically incorrect.

 

The fault isn’t theirs – it’s a direct result of a culture of carelessness and disregard for safety that has become normalised.

On 8/17/2025 at 12:26 AM, jacko45k said:

Sorry to hear of the 3 Thai women!

 

Yes the drivers should have only transported herself and 1 passenger.