Student Killed After Motorcycle Slides Under Van in Heavy Rain

An 18-year-old first-year vocational student died in a tragic accident after his motorcycle lost traction on a wet road and slid beneath a van while he was heading home in heavy rain.

At 4:45 p.m. on August 4, 2025, police in Muang Phetchaburi District received a report of a motorcycle-van collision with a fatality near the Nong Son traffic light on the Phetchaburi–Ban Laem Road in Nong Son Subdistrict. Officers and paramedics from Phra Chom Klao Hospital responded and found a white Toyota van parked in the middle of the road with the student's body trapped underneath. A Honda Wave motorcycle was wedged against the side of the van.

According to the victim's friend, the student had just finished classes at the technical college in Phetchaburi and was riding toward his home in Ban Laem District. As he approached the Nong Son red light, his motorcycle lost control and slid into the side of the van, with his body sliding underneath the vehicle. Police investigating the van driver found that heavy rain had made the road surface slippery. The van was turning right onto the Phetchaburi road when the motorcycle, already losing traction, collided with its side and became trapped underneath along with the rider. Authorities transported the body to hospital and are reviewing CCTV footage to investigate the true cause of the accident.