Pickup Crosses Lane Killing Teen Motorcyclist in Chanthaburi
A pickup truck lost control and crossed lanes on Ban Thung Phlo Road in Chanthaburi's Makham District, striking a motorcycle head-on and killing the 16-year-old rider. The teen, a high school student, died at the scene with severe injuries while still in his school uniform. The 39-year-old pickup driver was injured and hospitalized; police found 19 meters of brake marks and are investigating the cause of the crash.
On November 10, the Sawang Katanyu Rescue Center in Chanthaburi received a report of a pickup truck colliding with a motorcycle on Ban Thung Phlo Road in Moo 7, Tambon Pathawi, Makham District. One person was killed and another injured and trapped inside the pickup. Volunteers rushed to the scene, where they found a black Chanthaburi-registered pickup that had veered off the road into a ditch. The front right side was crushed, the hood crumpled, and the windshield shattered. The 39-year-old driver suffered eye injuries from impact and glass fragments; rescuers provided first aid before transporting him to Makham Hospital.
About 10 meters away lay a Rayong-registered motorcycle, thrown into the ditch and severely mangled. Nearby, the body of the 16-year-old rider, a high school student from a school in Makham District, was found in the roadside grass. He had sustained catastrophic injuries, particularly to the chest and head, with both legs broken, still wearing his student uniform. When the boy's father arrived and saw his son's lifeless body, he collapsed in shock. He told police his son had left home on the motorcycle to buy something at a convenience store before the fatal crash.
Pol. Lt. Winij Simali, Deputy Inspector of Investigation at Makham Police Station, examined the scene and found brake marks stretching approximately 19 meters to the point of impact. Preliminary assessment indicates the pickup was traveling from Highway 317 (Chanthaburi-Sa Kaeo) toward Ban Thung Phlo in Tambon Chaman at speed when the driver apparently lost control, causing the truck to cross lanes and strike the oncoming motorcycle with tremendous force. Investigators have ordered the body sent for a detailed autopsy, while photos and evidence were collected at the scene. They will wait for the pickup driver's condition to improve before taking a detailed statement to proceed with legal action.
