Fatal Road Accident at U-turn Point in North Pattaya

Published : July 16, 2010 :: 11:07:10 [ 3,088 views ]

A fatal accident occurred along the Sukhumvit Road in North Pattaya on Friday morning. The incident happened between a pickup, travelling at high speed, and a motorbike attempting a U-turn near the Krathing Lai Overpass.

Pattaya, the 16^th of July 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 3:00am on Friday, Lieutenant Prasit Lekdee (Banglamung Police Investigator) was notified of a fatal accident along the Sukhumvit Road in North Pattaya. A team of officers along with the Sawang Boriboon Foundation were dispatched to the scene to investigate the incident.

At the scene, officers discovered the deceased body of Mr. Jamieng Khamphai [34]. Mr. Khamphai had suffered severe cuts and bruises as a result of the accident and is presumed to have died of internal injuries sustained on impact with the road surface. His motorbike was found approximately 20 meters from the scene with a severely damaged rear end.

The other vehicle involved in the accident, a black Nissan Frontier, was parked nearby with damage to the front. Mr. Natthawat Sriwattrana [43], the driver, was standing nearby to give police a statement. He explained that he had been travelling along the Sukhumvit Road at approximately 100kph when Mr. Khamphai appeared in front of him having turned at the u-turn point. Without significant time to stop, he collided into the back of the deceased’s motorbike killing him instantly.

Investigations with the victim’s family revealed that Mr. Khamphai was a contracted tiler in the area, who had been travelling to visit a friend in Baan Rongpoe at the time of the accident. Mr. Khamphai’s body has now been sent for a post-mortem examination at the completion of which he will be given back to his family for funeral proceedings.

Comments

Shocked

said :

No way you will every see a report on the follow ups. That would show how corrupt the thai police and the system really are. Remember the guys that right this junk work and stay in Pattaya. They are owned buy the police. So this is what you get and this is all you will ever get.
Only news about some bad farlang will have a follow up.

Email : stupid@live.com Date : 2010-07-17 06:39:05

Breaker

said :

Too add to Michael.bkk:

This really isn't journalism at all, it's simple ambulance chasing\

Is this really front page news? Another drunk Thai on a motorbike smashed by a car. That's kind of like reporting on leaves falling off trees in September; it's so common that it's hardly headline news.
But if you really have nothing better to report on, how about following up at least.

Email : g-unit@gmail.com Date : 2010-07-16 14:03:52

michael.bkk

said :

PDN:

That is very kind of you reporting about all the accidents. But isn't real journalism about following up on stories??

I'd assume most of your readers would be very interested what these "legal proceedings" are that follow upon such fatal accidents.

Why don't you give us an update on what happened to Mr. Piya Karnplook who killed a motorcycle driver a week or so ago.

Or drunk Mr. Somjai Ngernjaturan who killed the unfortunate Cambodian a month or so ago?

A brief summary of how much they paid the police and how long until they got out on the piss again with their mia nois and gigs.

Would that be too much work or the outcome to embarrassing? Or both??

Email : michael@bkk.com Date : 2010-07-16 13:23:11

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