13 Year Old Motorbike Driver Killed Following Collision With Truck.

[Boater]

At 11.30 on Wednesday Morning, Police Lieutenant Colonel Jackgarin from Banglamung Police Station was called to a road in Huoy Yai Municipality to investigate a fatal road accident. At the scene, the officer inspected the body of Khun Wattana aged only 13. He was slumped over his mangled motorbike and was pronounced dead at the scene following a fatal head trauma. He is known to be a student at the Sattahip Witayacom School and was returning home following the completion of a 2 hour examination. According to witnesses, a 10 wheel truck was turning off the main road but failed to spot the motorbike on his inside. The boy was crushed by a rear wheel of the truck after he was knocked off his bike. The truck driver decided not to stop at the scene of the crash and is now being sought by Police.

http://www.pattayaone.net/news_24_09_51.html

[Boater]

I hope they use this as a warning to parents NOT TO LET their children out on motorbikes!!!!!!!

[PeaceBlondie]

Terrible shame. I had a short 12 year old girl, with educated parents, who rode her motorbike to school daily. Way too dangerous.

[kurgen]

Kids + motorbikes, just a bad equation

RIP little one

[Richb2004v2]

I hope they use this as a warning to parents NOT TO LET their children out on motorbikes!!!!!!!

Sadly I don't think so. One more needless death on the roads in Thailand isn't going to make anyone think any differently about road safety.

[plasticpig]

Very sad

RIP from plastic pig

[balo]

Why will they never learn ???

Why why why ???

[Scott]

My condolences to the family, friends, classmates and teachers of the victim. A terrible loss and an unnecessary one as well.

[draggons]

Another sensless loss of life but how many times have, most of us who drive here, been cut up by a kid on a bike when turning right, daily occurance.

[stiggy]

Quote :Will they never learn...?

Sometimes due to family working and school location, if a teenager wants education motorbike is there only choice !!

I do not agree with kids on bikes but I understand the want for schooling.

It would be better if at least crash helmets were enforced and a fine passed on to the parents.

very sad loss of life.

[vegas]

I had a motorbike in Australia from the age of 9, I wore a helmet bus wasn't very careful.

[kmart]

2 stroke motocys seem to be a method of population control here. Blithe disregard for any road rules, etc, etc.

[Richb2004v2]

It's one thing to use scooters to get to school and as an unavoidable cheap form of transport, but it's another to drive four to a machine, with the one on the front and the back using mobile phones, and the second one in steering, as I saw today. Thankfully they were actually going with the traffic instead of against it which is often the case. People in responsible country's pay money to see folk do things on motor bikes that don't raise a second glance on the roads of Thailand. I will never ever understand the parents lack of concern or responsibility for the safety of their children here in Thailand. I don't know how westerners with children here cope to be honest.