Police in Bangkok are searching for three teenagers after a motorcycle allegedly struck a woman crossing at a pedestrian crossing outside Bangpakok 1 Hospital on Suksawat Road. The woman, named as Miss Wilaiporn, later died in hospital from severe injuries.

The collision happened at about 6.38am on 25 August, on the stretch of Suksawat Road between Soi Suksawat 25/1 and 25/2. The rider and two passengers reportedly left the scene after the crash.

Family says riders did not help

Fiat, 42, the victim's nephew, said his aunt had left home to visit Bangpakok market. She was crossing from the IMH Hospital side of the road towards Bangpakok 1 Hospital when she reached the central reservation.

He said she looked out from behind a barrier to check for oncoming traffic, then stepped out to continue crossing when the motorcycle hit her with great force.

CCTV footage collected by the family appeared to show Wilaiporn being thrown from the far-right traffic lane into the left lane, a distance estimated at 100 to 200 metres. The motorcycle reportedly skidded along the barrier before coming to a stop nearby.

Members of the public came to her assistance and a hospital vehicle took her for treatment. Doctors found multiple fractures, abdominal bleeding and bleeding on the brain. She required CPR twice before later dying in hospital.

According to Fiat, the motorcycle carried two men and one woman. He said footage showed the woman, who was sitting at the back, returning to collect belongings near the collision point but not approaching the injured woman.

The three then stood together for a time, he said. The two men subsequently rode away on the motorcycle, while local people told the family that another motorcycle later collected the woman.

Concerns over crossing visibility

Fiat said construction barriers and vinyl signs at the crossing may have obstructed pedestrians' view of approaching vehicles, forcing people to lean out to see traffic. He also said there was no official on hand to assist people crossing the road.

He urged relevant agencies to provide staff, warning signals or other safeguards where zebra crossings remain open during construction. He also appealed to road users, especially motorcyclists, to slow down and take extra care near crossings.

Police appeal for footage

The family wants those involved traced and prosecuted, particularly because they allegedly did not help Wilaiporn despite remaining nearby for several minutes. Fiat said the family might have been willing to discuss or mediate over the accident had the riders stopped and assisted her, but they now want the case pursued to the fullest extent.

Rat Burana Police are reviewing CCTV footage at the scene and along possible escape routes to identify the motorcycle and all three people involved.

The family has asked anyone travelling past Bangpakok 1 Hospital on Suksawat Road between 6.20am and 6.50am on 25 August with dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV images to contact them or police. Even partial registration details or unclear footage could help investigators trace the route.

Picture courtesy of Amarin

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Just put a cop at all zebra crossings and it's his job to fine all who don't stop for pedestrians. It's a great way to generate money and people will eventually learn.

They have the man power and they certainly have the time. This could be addressed but it won't be. Sad. 😥

This has been all over Thai morning TV (repeatedly as usual).

The wide, faded crossing is in the middle of a contruction zone. The motorcycle is traveling fast and hugging the edge of the inside lane (next to the cement diversions). But while it might not have been obvious to the approaching riders that a crossing was coming up, there were several people already on the road, crossing in the opposite direction - one person already at the middle of the crossing. So that must have made the driver aware that there was a crossing (even if he couldn't see it) but he chose to power on and not stop. which the law requires, but so many ignore. Yet another brainless example of recklessness on Thai roads.

Just to add, as the article explains, the crossing sort of appears from nowhere among the contruction and the view for pedestrians is obscured. The woman had to actually step out onto the road slightly to see if any onconing traffic. Then she was hit because the riders were hugging the wall.

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10 hours ago, hughrection said:

Just put a cop at all zebra crossings and it's his job to fine all who don't stop for pedestrians. It's a great way to generate money and people will eventually learn.

They have the man power and they certainly have the time. This could be addressed but it won't be. Sad. 😥

Very naive. There are videos on YouTube of police driving through red lights on crossings. They just don't care.

Zebra crossings with lights work, at least the one in Hua Hin, across from Bangkok Hospital, does. In general, sans lights, your best to just ignore them as any indication that you have a right of way as a pedestrian; occasionally, a vehicle, or vehicles, will stop to let people cross, especially if their elderly or infirm in some way, but it's very hit or miss.