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A tragic motorcycle accident in Chon Buri claimed the life of a 54-year-old Dutch man in the early hours of December 18. The incident occurred when the motorcyclist allegedly collided with a parked pickup truck with a trailer near Khao Pho Thong Temple in the Pong sub-district of Bang Lamung. Emergency services, including the Sawang Borriboon Dhammastan Foundation and local police, rushed to the scene, but sadly, the rider was pronounced dead on-site.

 

The victim, identified by his clothing—a white sweater with black stripes and black shorts—suffered multiple scratches and a severe head injury. Despite immediate CPR and medical assistance, rescuers were unable to revive him. His overturned Yamaha Aerox 155 motorcycle was found about 10 metres from his body, indicating the force of the crash.

 

Jeerasak Salathong, a 40-year-old witness and owner of the pickup, reported the crash happened around 1.30 am. He heard a loud noise from his home and saw the motorcycle losing control at high speed before hitting the rear trailer. The collision was so strong that the rider's body slid over 20 metres from the impact site. Jeerasak initially thought a stray dog was involved but discovered the rider and alerted the authorities.

 

Police are investigating by reviewing CCTV footage to ascertain the cause, focusing on speed and other potential factors. Meanwhile, the motorcycle has been taken to Nong Prue Police Station for further examination, and the rider's body was transported to Pattamakun Hospital for an official autopsy, reported The Thaiger.

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A 54-year-old Dutch man died in a motorcycle crash in Chon Buri.
• The crash involved a collision with a parked pickup truck's trailer.
• Police are assessing CCTV footage to determine the crash's cause.

 

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  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-12-19

 

 

 

Five will get you ten that the lights on the trailer, if there were any, were not functioning.  Flying 20m is no great feat and the bike looks to be fully intact. 

2 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

Five will get you ten that the lights on the trailer, if there were any, were not functioning.  Flying 20m is no great feat and the bike looks to be fully intact. 

 

Bright street lighting there. Five will get you ten that the helmetless 'flying Dutchman' had been out drinking.

9 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

helmetless

 

I can't seem to locate that in the article, can you quote it for me?  Street lights are no substitute for tail lights. 

1 minute ago, flaming dragon said:

 

I can't seem to locate that in the article, can you quote it for me?  Street lights are no substitute for tail lights. 

 

It didn't mention the lack of helmet but the "severe head injury" is a dead giveaway (pardon the pun).

 

You mention the bike looks "fully intact". No huge surprise there, it's made of metal alloys and hard composite materials, whereas the human skull...

probably tried to evade a street dog, never do that, overcome that reaction and instead speed up to bump the dog out of the way

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

 

Bright street lighting there. Five will get you ten that the helmetless 'flying Dutchman' had been out drinking.

 

I'd even give you odds that the guy would be alive had he been in a car or a pickup with his seatbelt fastened.

 

This is yet another tragic data point.

 

12 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

Five will get you ten that the lights on the trailer, if there were any, were not functioning.  Flying 20m is no great feat and the bike looks to be fully intact. 

Here comes the white Knight blaming literally everything on Thailand. Even inexperienced drunks on motorcycles riding around at 1am going 3 times the speed limit.

 

The truck and trailer was parked and isn't required to have its f'ing lights on 

9 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

 

I can't seem to locate that in the article, can you quote it for me?  Street lights are no substitute for tail lights. 

parked pickup truck with a trailer near 

If riding a motorbike, only do so if you have many years of experience. Especially on the southern islands, where huge numbers of foreigners leave Thailand in a wooden box.

 

Wear the best helmet you can afford. Not wearing one here is an act of insanity, and recklessness.

 

And drive like a grandmother. This applies to ex-pats too. Are we really in that much of a hurry? Why? Does that extra 5 or 10 minutes really mean anything? Bring along an international drivers license. Or get a local license. This helps you to avoid being fleeced by the local police franchisees. 

Maybe he was so inexperienced that he whiskey throttled it. 

 

Whiskey throttle is a dangerous situation in motorcycling where a rider unintentionally applies excessive throttle due to panic or poor body positioning, often after hitting bumps , causing the bike to lurch forward uncontrollably because their body gets pushed back, locking their wrist into the throttle, and preventing them from closing it. It's essentially a moment of losing control where the bike accelerates rapidly, often leading to a crash, as the rider is stuck pinned to the throttle. All they have to do is let go of their right hand but they don't.

 

Bikes are no joke. And in Thailand the only thing that will save you is your personal responsibility. Nothing else

12 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

Five will get you ten that the lights on the trailer, if there were any, were not functioning.  Flying 20m is no great feat and the bike looks to be fully intact. 

I was thinking the same, probably any lights (if any)  would be off as it was parked, no reflectors at the back either. It is called the darkside for a reason. 

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

If riding a motorbike, only do so if you have many years of experience. Especially on the southern islands, where huge numbers of foreigners leave Thailand in a wooden box.

 

Wear the best helmet you can afford. Not wearing one here is an act of insanity, and recklessness.

 

And drive like a grandmother. This applies to ex-pats too. Are we really in that much of a hurry? Why? Does that extra 5 or 10 minutes really mean anything? Bring along an international drivers license. Or get a local license. This helps you to avoid being fleeced by the local police franchisees. 

 

And, if you've been drinking, get a Grab or Bolt ride.

It is fortunate that he died instead of being left severely disabled.

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

And drive like a grandmother. This applies to ex-pats too. Are we really in that much of a hurry?

 

But there is a psychology behind people who ride motorbikes. And going slow is not part of it. 

 

Apart from maybe the Harley chopper type bikes, guys in leather. Those guys are not speedsters, they just want to project a certain image.

 

I was top of my class in a 2-week motorcycle safety course in Canada many years ago.

 

Still I refuse to drive a motorbike in Thailand.

 

If you ride you are risking EVERYTHING.

 

This is not 1st world conditions.

 

RIP Dutch guy

I live in a major city, was born and brought up in a suburb of a major city, and have generally lived in similar type locations round the world for most of my life.  Less than 0.0001% (estimate, likely fewer than that) of parked vehicles ever have a light left on.  Anyone who thinks that a parked vehicle in a reasonably well-lit area must have a light left on overnight is a complete numpty.  

 

The owner of this pickup truck and trailer (Jeerasak Salathong) seems to have done nothing wrong. Looking at the OP it's in a decently-lit area.  In a non-lit area still no need for a light, but a decent reflector would be a good idea to lessen the risk of Jeerasak's pick up being damaged so that he can't work, but seems not relevant in this case.

 

Either way, no matter what caused the Dutch guy to hit the truck, RIP to him, and condolences to his family & friends.

16 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

It didn't mention the lack of helmet but the "severe head injury" is a dead giveaway (pardon the pun).

 

You mention the bike looks "fully intact". No huge surprise there, it's made of metal alloys and hard composite materials, whereas the human skull...

 

I didn't give you the red thumb. I don't do that. 

 

There's a video of the scene and your interpretation is closer than mine was. The truck and low bed trailer were parked well off the road. It looked like the guy lost control of the bike and it was his body that hit the trailer, as opposed to the bike making impact. 

 

The helmets here are crap.  Mine is more like a talisman than a proper bit of safety kit. If I end up in one of these articles rest assured that I was sober and wearing what passes for a helmet here. 

2 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

I was top of my class in a 2-week motorcycle safety course in Canada many years ago.

 

Still I refuse to drive a motorbike in Thailand.

 

If you ride you are risking EVERYTHING.

 

This is not 1st world conditions.

 

RIP Dutch guy

 

Everything you wrote is correct, but I find riding back in Canada so boring that I stopped a decade ago. Playing chicken with the traffic, dogs, elephants and monkeys here is the juice of life.  In B.C. you're not allowed to lane split or ride on the shoulder. That makes a motorbike a toy as opposed to transportation.  

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

And drive like a grandmother

 

I ride like a grandmother alright, a grandmother who is on amphetamines and just jacked a scooter from an armed gangsta. Woe betide the stupid farang who boldly walks out in front of me, or the cyclists who hog the lane like they're back home.  This isn't Kansas, nor is it Amsterdam nor Vancouver where pedestrians and cyclists are gods that people in motorised transport suplicate themselves to.  There are days I wish I had an F350 dually for the farang cyclists here. 

6 minutes ago, flaming dragon said:

I ride like a grandmother alright, a grandmother who is on amphetamines and just jacked a scooter from an armed gangsta.

 

Why though?

You like the adrenaline rush? Drugs don't do it for you?

Or you got something "to prove" or what? 

Every 2 weeks, there's a motorbike death story but people never learn. 

 

On 12/19/2025 at 3:14 AM, webfact said:

The crash involved a collision with a parked pickup truck's trailer.

If you can't see  a parked pick-up trailer you shouldn't be on the road

There are many bars in that area. 

17 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

 

I can't seem to locate that in the article, can you quote it for me?  Street lights are no substitute for tail lights. 

Absolutely no requirement for a correctly parked vehicle to have its' tail lights turned on. If that was the case there would be endless numbers of flat batteries all over the place. 

1 hour ago, flaming dragon said:

 

I didn't give you the red thumb. I don't do that. 

 

There's a video of the scene and your interpretation is closer than mine was. The truck and low bed trailer were parked well off the road. It looked like the guy lost control of the bike and it was his body that hit the trailer, as opposed to the bike making impact. 

 

The helmets here are crap.  Mine is more like a talisman than a proper bit of safety kit. If I end up in one of these articles rest assured that I was sober and wearing what passes for a helmet here. 

The helmets here are as good as anywhere else as long as you buy the correct brand. Personal choice if you want to buy a "talisman" rather than a proper bit of safety kit.

2 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

 

I ride like a grandmother alright, a grandmother who is on amphetamines and just jacked a scooter from an armed gangsta. Woe betide the stupid farang who boldly walks out in front of me, or the cyclists who hog the lane like they're back home.  This isn't Kansas, nor is it Amsterdam nor Vancouver where pedestrians and cyclists are gods that people in motorised transport suplicate themselves to.  There are days I wish I had an F350 dually for the farang cyclists here. 

Well we are certainly all appreciative of your expressions of goodwill and good tidings for all during this holiday season.

 

Thank you for your kind, generous and charitable heart. 

5 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

But there is a psychology behind people who ride motorbikes. And going slow is not part of it. 

 

Apart from maybe the Harley chopper type bikes, guys in leather. Those guys are not speedsters, they just want to project a certain image.

 

Well that certainly doesn't apply to scooters, which is probably the majority of people who ride bikes in Thailand. 

 

I have been riding a motorbikes since I was 15. I had a super bike for a while and when I was riding up in the back canyons of Malibu where there was no traffic or road hazards I would really let it scream, but when I'm on the highway, especially here I drive with extreme caution. It's the only way to survive. 

21 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

Five will get you ten that the lights on the trailer, if there were any, were not functioning.  Flying 20m is no great feat and the bike looks to be fully intact. 

A parked pivk up.

Should it still need lights on 

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Why though?

You like the adrenaline rush? Drugs don't do it for you?

Or you got something "to prove" or what? 

Every 2 weeks, there's a motorbike death story but people never learn. 

 

 

It's the only way to ride here. The candy-asses and drunks are the ones who end up in the morgue.  Nothing to prove; I don't drink or do drugs (including government 'mandated' injections), it's just a very fun way to ride. I've seen two deaths, one near death, and assisted a Thai man who was opened up from the knee to the hip, almost to the bone.  All in the last year.  Neither of the dead locals was wearing a helmet. 

 

The smug farangs we hate back home are fair game here.  Who hasn't had one step out in front of them when they could easily wait for your car to pass? Or the self righteous cyclists who take up the entire lane and ride like they've got two prosthetic legs?  It's tempting to buy a gopro to record the looks on their faces when they realize that this guy isn't going to stop or even slow down for them. 

15 minutes ago, flaming dragon said:

The smug farangs we hate back home are fair game here.  Who hasn't had one step out in front of them when they could easily wait for your car to pass? Or the self righteous cyclists who take up the entire lane and ride like they've got two prosthetic legs?  It's tempting to buy a gopro to record the looks on their faces when they realize that this guy isn't going to stop or even slow down for them. 

 

I find your pettiness refreshing.  This wouldn't have happened to be you would it?