Video: Udon cyclists to the rescue as association members lift a pick-up truck to help save a stricken teen

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

UDON THANI: -- It was an unusual day out for hundreds of members of the Udon Cyclists Association on Sunday when they arrived at the scene of an accident on the main road between the city and Khon Kaen.

 

A pick-up had collided with a motorcycle. One teen was lying injured by the side of the road but a young woman was trapped underneath the pick-up.

 

Led by president of the association Pornthep Saksujarit a contingent of the cyclists teamed up to lift the pick-up and move the injured woman to safety.

 

A medic called Dr Tum who was in the group took over giving basic first aid before an ambulance arrived to take the injured to hospital.

 

Others in the group helped by directing traffic.

 

Both rider and pillion survived the accident.

 

A video was posted to the "Udon News Today" page on Facebook. The accident happened near a T-junction in Kumphawapee district.

 

President Porthep said that the young people on the motorcycle were not wearing helmets. He called on all people to wear protective headgear to help prevent more serious injuries on the roads.

 

He also had timely advice about taking care at intersections of all kinds.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-07-25

 

 

Very well done, good to see folk rallying round to help someone.

Not just standing there taking photos, which seems to be the norm these days.

9 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Very well done, good to see folk rallying round to help someone.

Not just standing there taking photos, which seems to be the norm these days.

That is true. The only occasion I have needed help in a public area, many, many Thai people offered and gave help. They could not have done more. I was extremely grateful.

11 minutes ago, Prbkk said:

That is true. The only occasion I have needed help in a public area, many, many Thai people offered and gave help. They could not have done more. I was extremely grateful.

 

Shhhh.  You'll wake up the Thai haters.

 

reading so many bad news about people in this country - like the idiot who shot his father in law for peanuts

 

but this report made my day and it gives me hope

 

Very well done cyclists! 

Edited July 25, 20178 yr by sweatalot

I had a motor bike accident last year on Sukhumvit Rd in Pattaya, I had just come out of Pattaya Tai at the front of the usual large group of bikes ahead of the cars, to their credit, the Thais stopped their bikes around where I was lying on the road with my bike on my left leg, presumably to ensure that no one would run over me, then helped get the bike off me and pick up everything that had flown out from under the seat.

There are plenty of examples of people in Thailand showing compassion.  I lived in Chiang Mai when the Tsunami hit the south and we all went to the hospital to donate blood.  I was staggered by the number of folk who had turned up including trucks full of hill tribe people and farmers and office workers and even some policemen and women and of course hundreds of ex-pats and tourists.  The queue spread round the block but everyone waited patiently to give blood.

Yes I've noticed how many give blood. My missus had to go to hospital for some check-ups and whenever I walked past the blood donor clinic there was always a big queue.

Just as well with the carnage on the roads...

Well done those cyclists, it's all within the normal bounds of the camaraderie and bonhomie of the sport, to help each other and strangers in trouble. It's not the first time that a group of cyclists has been on the news helping out at a road accident in Thailand. If they'd come from Udon to Kumpawapi, they were quite some distance from home.