Young woman crushed to death on Phuket beach road

Phuket police at the scene on the Patong beach road at sunset yesterday.

PHUKET: A young Phang Nga woman was killed on the Patong beach road, on Phuket’s west coast, yesterday when a six-wheeled truck ran over her after colliding with the motorbike she was driving.

Kathu Police received a report of the accident on Thaweewong Road, near the junction with Phra Barami Road, at about 6pm.

Arayada Budsayakul, 27, was killed instantly, police said.

“From our initial investigation, it appears that vehicles ahead of Ms Arayada had stopped, waiting to turn left [toward Kalim Beach] and right [onto Phra Baramee Road] from the one-way road,” said Duty Officer Pathapee Srichai.

“Ms Arayada was driving on the left side of the right lane – nearly between lanes – when the truck, which was traveling in the middle of the road, hit her from behind.

“Her motorbike fell over and she was thrown under the truck,” Lt Pathapee said.

Police noted that the force of the accident was enough to kill Ms Arayada even though she was wearing a helmet at the time.

The driver of the truck, Rattana Kumsin, did not flee the scene and was not drunk when the accident occurred, Lt Pathapee said.

“The accident is still being investigated and we are awaiting results of a post-mortem examination from Patong Hospital as well as from the Provincial Police Forensic Department,” he said.

“Neither Ms Arayada nor Mr Rattana were carrying passengers,” he said, adding that Mr Rattana will be asked to undergo more police questioning.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2011/article11400.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-11-08

i hate motorbikes who keep going left and right of our car when we are turning in that direction, just wait behind untill we've turned. Thats what happens when you dont.

i hate motorbikes who keep going left and right of our car when we are turning in that direction, just wait behind untill we've turned. Thats what happens when you dont.

Yes, motorbikes do dance about, but this is a sad and unnecessary loss of life of a young woman. RIP.

way to many trucks on the road and the drivers have no concept of braking distances

I don't know how the hell people drive if they know that they're a inborn dumbass? especially the truck drivers or those drivers who's driving big vehicles like trucks or buses.

sometimes miscalculation leads to accidents and in other words if you know you're stupid enough please don't drive.

i hate motorbikes who keep going left and right of our car when we are turning in that direction, just wait behind untill we've turned. Thats what happens when you dont.

R I P, another waste of a young life on Thai Roads