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And the cocks??
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Three teens killed, three others injured in Roi Et road accident
Police are searching for a senior policeman in Roi Et after his car hit two motorcycles and killed three teenagers and injured three others in Thawat Bur district early on Saturday.

Pol Lt Col Somsak Ketpibul, deputy commander of Thawat Buri police said the accident happened on the district bypass road in front of the Piyabodin housing estate. Somsak said the senior officer's black BMW hit two motorcycles that were driving against traffic and each motorcycle had two pillion riders. He said a 14-year-old girl and two 14-year-old boys died at the Roi Et Hospital while three other teenagers were severely injured.

He said the driver of the BMW fled the scene. Somsak said the BMW car belongs to a senior police officer in Roi Et. He declined to identify the officer pending a summons for questioning and formal charges.


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I post this here just to point out the attitude some "road users" appear to have. (disregard the rest of it). I guess that this "accident" was reported at the time, although I do not recall it. It is also again shows up how useless the police are.
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The woman whose driving resulted in the deaths of two people last week when she knocked their vehicle into an irrigation canal in Chiang Mai is softening her earlier stance that she did nothing wrong.

Wichitra Pukboonruang, 25, turned up at Phuping Rachaniwet station in Chiang Mai late on Tuesday night to hear three charges, including careless driving causing the death of others.

Earlier, she visited Nakhon Nayok and Bangkok, where she paid respects at the funeral of TV presenter and stylist Chaturaphat "Centimetre" Khemnak, 28, one of the two victims who died in the crash.

Her appearance at the funeral helped offset a fierce backlash Ms Wichitra suffered online after the accident, when she appeared in TV footage taken at the local police station denying she was in the wrong, and failing to offer an apology.

Video footage shared online shows Ms Wichitra's Toyota Vios hitting Centimetre's Toyota CR-V in tambon Suthep's Kan Klong Rd, knocking the vehicle into the canal. Centimetre and her companion, driver and long-term friend Supakij "Joe" Kerdsarn, 30 called out for help but died when they were unable to get free of their vehicle, which plunged into rapidly flowing waters.

Police say Ms Wichitra was in the wrong because she was in the right hand shoulder lane used for turning but didn't in fact turn. The CR-V which was in the lane to her left tried to turn right, and the two cars grazed each other, knocking the CR-V through a road barrier. (and this shows up another favorite manoeuvre--passing on the left of a car that is turning right)

However, in the interview at the station, Ms Wichitra insisted she was in the middle lane, even though the clip shows otherwise. She admitted she wanted to go straight, heading for Doi Kham Road skirting the canal, and sped up just before the crash.

In the clip, she could be heard asking the police to check if her face looked OK before they started filming. Her remarks upset netizens, who said she seemed unconcerned about the fact she had just taken two lives. They also bridled at witness reports from the accident scene which said she insisted on calling insurers before contacting rescuers.

"I have seen the clip and don't know what to say. She is so careless that she was able to kill two people but can still ask the police to check her face and laugh, is that right? I hope you pay for what you did," one netizen wrote.

Two locals who went to the aid of the victims, identified on social media as Maythus Muangthong and her partner Worawet Techa, said they were heading home on their motorcycle when the accident happened.

"At first both were conscious and called out for help. My partner asked them to release the door lock, but owing to their shock as the car started sinking we lost contact with them.
"As we went to help we could hear them crying out from inside the vehicle. My partner tried to break the windscreen, but we lacked the gear, so we were unable to reach them.

"We told Ms Wichitra to call the rescuers, but she insisted on calling insurers and police first," she added.

Bathing rites for Centimetre were held at Wat Rangsi Sophon in Nakhon Nayok. Ms Wichitra, who turned up belatedly after being admitted to hospital briefly with stress, redeemed her battered reputation somewhat as Centimetre's mother, who emerged a selfless hero of the saga, took her in her arms and said she bore no ill-will.

"We do not want to take legal action, we are just delighted to see her. We also asked her to drive more carefully next time, and she agreed," she told reporters. ( I guess that if I live here for another 100 years that I will never get my head around this)

"This incident is an opportunity to get to know each other. You could also be a substitute daughter for us," the mother said.

Police say they will call in Ms Wichitra to give more evidence before sending the file to prosecutors.
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Might want to edit the passing a car turning right bit. Otherwise agree. Some people are too forgiving. Still when the court gives her 10 hours or so of community service, that'll teach her.
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Might want to edit the passing a car turning right bit
The ***ks that attempt to get around on your left side when you are either waiting to do a U turn, or at a T junction turning right. :guns:
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I see what you mean now and agree. But I don't think that applied in this case. This was more of an idiot going too fast in either a right/u-turn lane or hard shoulder trying to go straight on.
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Nine killed in Phetchabun two-truck collision
Four residents of a Phetchabun village and five employees of the provincial electrical authority were killed on Sunday when a utility truck and a pickup collided.

The Sawang Mongkol Thammasathan Lomsak Foundation had rescue workers at the scene on Lom Sak-Chumpae Road near Huay Tong Bridge in Tambon Ban Klang, Lom Sak district, soon after the accident. Alongkorn Promsilp, director of Phetchabun Highway District 1, said a six-wheel truck was carrying electrical authority workers home after work when it struck the pickup. Killed in the pickup were Champa Thaenthanee, Samruam Kongthong, Suwimol Kongpol and Yadawadee Kongpol.

The provincial employees killed were Banthit Chanthewa, Apirat Imte, Soompong Hongthong, and a fifth person whose name has not yet been released.

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Two injured as tourist bus wanders off road in Chumphon
Police suspect the driver of a bus carrying 23 Filipino tourists from Bangkok to Phuket overnight Monday fell asleep at the wheel, resulting in a 100-metre off-road detour that left him and a passenger injured.

There were no indications on the asphalt that Thaweesak Chidkua, 36, had applied the brakes before striking a road sign and careening off south-bound Phetkasem Road near the Ban Luek-Haad Phan Krai intersection in Chumphon at about 4.45am. Thaweesak, ferrying 11 male and 12 female tourists from the Philippines, suffered a broken right leg and was trapped in his seat until rescuers could extract him and take him to hospital. A woman passenger went along, suffering from a head injury.

The other tourists were moved onto another bus to continue their journey to Phuket. Police planned to charge the driver with reckless driving causing injury.

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Malaysian big biker killed in Kanchanaburi crash

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KANCHABURI: A Malaysian tourist riding through the province in a group of big bikes died after a collision with an elderly local motorcyclist on Sunday.

Mohammad Khir, 53, was pronounced dead at Makarak Hospital in Tha Maka district after succumbing to his injuries, including the loss of his right leg.

Police were informed of the accident at a U-turn on Saeng Chuto Road in Ban Nong Ree of Tha Ruea Phra Thaen municipality in Tha Maka district at about 4.30pm on Sunday.

The Malaysian was found unconscious near his wrecked BMW 1200 motorcycle. His right leg had been ripped off, and his left arm and leg were broken.

Nearby, police found a woman with deep cuts on her head, neck trauma and scrapes on her body, together with a locally registered Honda Click motorcycle with a damaged rear. She was identified later as Lampuan Longma, a 75-year-old local resident. She and the severely injured Malaysian were rushed to Makarak Hospital.

Other bikers in the group said a total of ten Malaysians were riding on eight big bikes on a tour of Kanchanaburi.
Mohammad was riding the seventh motorcycle in the convoy when the woman suddenly rode out an alley and cut in front of him, they said.

Police were investigating the cause of the accident. ( the woman suddenly rode out an alley and cut in front of him, they said.) :?
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Nereus wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:33 pm Malaysian big biker killed in Kanchanaburi crash

Police were investigating the cause of the accident. ( the woman suddenly rode out an alley and cut in front of him, they said.) :?
Makes my blood boil reading this :cuss: :cuss: :cuss:

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Same here mate, such a common occurrence though. I think it harks back to the time when there were fewer cars on the roads and certainly no big bikes. Locals are just used to pulling out onto main roads without even looking.

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Four killed, one hurt in pickup truck collision

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Four people were killed and one seriously injured when two pickup trucks collided head-on in Non Sung district of this northeastern province early Sunday, police said.

The collision, which took place on Non Sung-Kham Sakae Saeng road, involved a Nissan pickup truck with four people on board and a Toyota pickup truck with only the driver.

Witnesses told police the two vehicles collided while negotiating a bend at a high speed.

Four people in the Nissan, all of them of Non Sung district, were killed, while the driver of the other vehicle was seriously wounded. The injured was rushed to Non Sung Hospital by volunteers from Hook 31 rescue unit. The two trucks were badly damaged.

Police were investigating the accident.
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Two Russians on a motorbike killed in Patong crash

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PHUKET: Two Russian tourists received fatal injuries when their motorcycle collided with a song thaew on a corner near Patong beach overnight, Phuket Tourist Police said on Monday.

Police said the motorcycle ridden by Andrei Mironov and Vasilii Repnikov was on the wrong side of the road when it hit the passenger pickup truck about 10.30pm.

Mr Mironov, 31, and Mr Repnikov, 29, were severely injured and were taken to Patong Hospital, where they died, police said.
The two Russians had arrived in Phuket only on Thursday and were scheduled to leave the resort island on Feb 19.

Pol Capt Ekkaratch Chatpai, a duty officer at Patong, told Matichon Online that the motorcycle was descending a hill when the acident occurred.

The pickup driver was Tavorn Klasuek, 47, according to the officer. He was given a blood test that showed negative for alcohol or any illegal substances, he added.
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Motorcyclist on footpath deliberately knocks man down

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A motorcyclist driving on a footpath has been pilloried on social media after a video posted online showed him deliberately running down a man at a bus stop in Bangkok’s Nang Loeng area.

The incident occurred on Feb 1 according to Facebook user Prasert Sae Ung, who posted the video on Thursday.
“Motorcyclist riding on a footpath was asked why he had beeped his horn. He returned and rode his bike into my friend's brother," was the accompanying message.

The motorcyclist, who had a pillion passenger, was using the footpath as a road and beeped his horn to get a man out of way as he went past a bus stop. The man called out, asking why he had beeped his horn when he was riding on the footpath anyway.

The motorcyclist and passenger rode past but minutes later returned and drove straight into the waiting man, knocking him to the ground. The two men on the bike then fled.

Social media users were strong in their condemnation of the men on the bike.

The injured man, Sasawasu Chamchongyon, 55, on Thursday told Thairath Online that he had spoken impolitely when the motorcyclist honked at him to get out of the way. “This is a footpath. Why do you honk your horn?’’ Then the motorcyclist returned and ran him down, as seen in the clip.

After the incident, his elder brother accompanied him to file a complaint at Nang Loeng police station. On Wednesday, police called the two sides in to settle their dispute. The motorcyclist offered him 5,000 baht to end the case, but his elder brother turned down the offer, the victim said.

He and his brother wanted to set a precedent in this case.
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On Wednesday, police called the two sides in to settle their dispute

This is what gets up my nose. The pr***s deliberately run into the bloke and that's all the police do about it.
I had a similar thing in a shopping centre car park a few weeks ago and the police were called. Despite both "sides" being dragged off to the police station, stuff all was done about it.
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Couple killed, six injured in three-vehicle pile-up in Prachin Buri
A married couple were killed on Tuesday morning when their truck careered out of control on a road in Prachin Buri and crashed into a trailer truck and an SUV.

Police said the accident happened on highway No 304, in Moo 4 village of Na Di district’s Tambon Buppram, at 9am. District chief Noppadol Ngamlua and other officials rushed to the scene to oversee the rescue operation.

The driver of a truck carrying palm oil died inside the vehicle, along with his wife, he said.Their truck had been travelling downhill when the driver lost control and hit a trailer truck transporting vehicles in the other direction. The palm-oil truck then crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV. The trailer-truck driver, SUV driver and four passengers in the SUV were injured in the three-vehicle accident, the district chief said. Six vehicles being transported on the back of the trailer-truck were also damaged.

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