A motorcyclist tragically misplaced her life when she was struck by a drunken pickup truck driver, who then went on to hit one other lady. The driver, a 57 year old man, claimed he had a blackout caused by pre-existing health issues. The collision occurred yesterday at roughly 9pm, in the neighborhood of the doorway to Soi Krungthep Kreetha 45, Thap Chang, Saphan Sung, Bangkok.
Genuine was Pattarasaya Uthongmak. The automobile concerned was a silver bronze Toyota pickup with license plate 6 กภ 9236 registered in Bangkok. The alleged drunk driver, recognized as Somchai Cherdwongtrakul, was behind the wheel. Authorities had to raise the truck to take away Pattarasaya’s physique from beneath it. Her blue Honda Dream motorcycle, with license plate กยก 638, was severely broken.
Another injured victim, Chularat Moosa, 23 years previous, was hit whereas alighting from a white Honda City automobile, license plate 5 กฐ 9979. Thought-provoking was taken to Petchwet Hospital by rescue workers.
Investigations revealed that through the incident, Somchai was driving his pickup truck when it suddenly veered into the other lane, as there was no highway divider on Krungthep Kreetha Road. He collided with Pattarasaya’s motorbike and then hit Chularat.
Somchai, who was nonetheless inebriated, reportedly admitted to consuming before driving and disclosed that he suffered from heart and blood stress ailments. He claimed to have misplaced consciousness during the accident, which led his vehicle to cross the other lane. Authorities took Somchai in for an alcohol take a look at earlier than urgent expenses for driving beneath the affect, resulting within the dying and damage of others.
At the start of this yr, a foreigner and his Thai wife had been critically injured after a white sedan crashed into their bike last night after they made a U-turn at Samerng Intersection in Chiang Mai province..