Frenchman dies after collision with foundation pillar of Airport Rail Link in Bangkok

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French Man Collides With Foundation Pillar of Airport Rail Link



A French man who was arguing with his wife on the phone hung up and accelerated away on his motorbike and collided with a foundation pillar of airport rail link causing his death.

BANGKOK – July 13, 2014 [PDN]; at 12.00 p.m., Pol.Lt. Pheerachet Sawang-ar-rom (Inquiry official of Hua Mak police station) was notified that there was an accident involving a motorbike which had collided with a foundation pillar of the airport rail link on Rama IX road, Suan Luang Sub-district, Suan Luang District, Bangkok Metropolis.

At the incident near Hua Mak railway station the officers found the corpse of Mr. Pierre Thomas, aged 34, French nationality,who had suffered severe wounds to his head and knees.

Next to his body was his red Honda Click motorbike, license number Or Kor Chor 740 Bangkok, which was severely damaged. From inspecting the corpse, the officers found a mobile phone, car driving license, wallet, a remote key for a Nissan car, his room key and some other documents.

Upon initial investigation, the police perceived that Mr. Pierre (the deceased) was renting a room in the nearby area and before the incident occurred he was riding his motorbike and stopped to talk on his phone near the railway.

It’s believed that Mr Pierre was arguing with someone on the phone and when he hung up he was very angry and accelerated away at high speed colliding with the foundation pillar of the airport rail link severely injuring him causing him to die later.

Full story: http://www.pattayadailynews.com/pattaya-news/french-man-collides-foundation-pillar-airport-rail-link/


-- Pattaya Daily News 2014-07-15

[laurentbkk]

poor guy ..... RIP

[Pib]

Probably a cell phone picture from one of the rubberneckers standing around...notice no one is attempting to help/comfort the guy...but maybe all the bystanders were doctors and knew the poor soul was definitely dead so no need to comfort. RIP

[jpp2bkk]

Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

[ClutchClark]

Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

Sure can't rule out suicide.

[moe666]

Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

It only took 4 post

[dinger]

Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

What third party vehicle?

[Number 3]

R I P you poor soul. I just hope it was quick.

My prayers go out to your family in France.

[jpp2bkk]

Yep sorry, I should have written "could have been caused by a third party vehicle"

[JetsetBkk]

Look on the bright side - at least he wasn't driving and using his mobile phone at the same time.

[sweatalot]

at 12.00 p.m., Pol.Lt. Pheerachet Sawang-ar-rom (Inquiry official of Hua Mak police station) was notified that there was an accident

I do not understand why it should be important to name the police officer, when he was notified (and that he or he and officers x an y rushed to the scene as in many other reports)

I find this quite common here.

Just reporting the incident would do very well

[VocalNeal]

I think he was unlucky. not many places along there where you can actually hit a pillar without hitting a concrete barrier first.

[gemini81]

Need one of those amulets for guaranteed invincibility. If it works for immortality in a luxury car, ought to work on concrete??

[iphad]

Had to be a 3rd party vehicle driven by a Thai that 'caused the accident.

Farang never make a mistake in Thailand

[fish fingers]

my local station until recently .. I wonder if he was based at Iris condominiums. RIP

[Jeremy50]

Probably a cell phone picture from one of the rubberneckers standing around...notice no one is attempting to help/comfort the guy...but maybe all the bystanders were doctors and knew the poor soul was definitely dead so no need to comfort. RIP

Gloaters

[cacruden]

I had a cousin do that just after getting his final divorce papers - drove right into the pillar of an underpass. He was not killed, but he was severely disabled (mentally and physically - with no memory before accident)... pretty sure that was a suicide attempt so it is not that unusual. When I first read it the actions seem to indicate suicide.

[connda]

RIP.

[Travelman868]

Probably a cell phone picture from one of the rubberneckers standing around...notice no one is attempting to help/comfort the guy...but maybe all the bystanders were doctors and knew the poor soul was definitely dead so no need to comfort. RIP

The guy drove head on into the pillar. Busted legs and head. Look at the damage to the front of the bike, the front wheel is jammed back into the engine.

Don't need to be a doctor to see brain matter.

[Card]

poor guy ..... RIP

Poor guy Ok, but he could have injured someone else with his stupidity.

[theoldgit]

Unbelievably sick comment removed.

[biplanebluey]

my local station until recently .. I wonder if he was based at Iris condominiums. RIP

And if so??????????

[glasswort]

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Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

What third party vehicle?

Exactly. Crash helmet? Not a very sure way of committing suicide.

[Emster23]

We should all know by now that when farang die here it is always suicide. And hopes this puts to rest idea that locals are only idiots in LOS.

[hkt83100]

Why is the sidestand still down? Normally this would kill the engine.

[skildpadden]

It could have been a suicide. A friend of mine who sadly had mental helath problems, drove his car straight into a concrete bridge pillar on a straight piece of highway. They found his suicide note in the backseat of the car.

Nobody knows (except the wife perhaps) and anyway this does not help on the grief and loss for this guy's family.

[Nemesis7]

it could simply be an unmindful act and an accident. And the Thai wife whom he was arguing, wont be required to argue anymore. Poor fellow.

[shaurene]

Probably a cell phone picture from one of the rubberneckers standing around...notice no one is attempting to help/comfort the guy...but maybe all the bystanders were doctors and knew the poor soul was definitely dead so no need to comfort. RIP

Pip, read before you open your mouth, it said he died later, must have been alive and died later after the collision or in the hospital.

[Suradit69]

Yes yes yes... He drove at high speed straight away into the pillar alone...maybe after the phone call he wanted to suicide!! Those "investigations" by the "police" are done very quickly in order to close the case and avoid more work, it's a farang after all! The fact that the accident has been caused by a third party vehicle is not taken in account nor investigate.

It only took 4 post

Yes the Thai Visa Bar Stool Crime Scene Investigators (BS-CSI) are on duty 24/7.

Probably a cell phone picture from one of the rubberneckers standing around...notice no one is attempting to help/comfort the guy...but maybe all the bystanders were doctors and knew the poor soul was definitely dead so no need to comfort. RIP

Far better that medically unqualified people rush up, pat him on the head and shift him around to make sure they cause as much further damage as possible following an accident that he might have otherwise survived.

Don’t move the victims unless they’re in immediate danger. Many car accidents inflict neck or spine injuries to the victim and movement could make injuries worse. If the victim is in imminent danger (like a car fire), and you can move the victim without causing injury to yourself, do so while avoiding unnecessary bending or twisting the neck, body or limbs. For example, if you find the victim with legs crossed, move him with his legs crossed. The sharp edges of broken bones can cause internal damage if they’re moved around. Dragging the victim is better than trying to lift him or her by yourself. The best way to drag the victim is by his or her clothes above the shoulders or by the ankles.

[Jonmarleesco]

Notwithstanding the gravity of the incident, why, oh why, do the Pattaya papers persist in scouring the Oxford English for the most inane phrasing? And what is the relevance of the licence plate?