Pattaya —
A British man crashed his motorcycle into a sidecar in Pattaya, leaving the sidecar driver and a passenger critically injured.
At 4:30 AM on September 8th, 2024, Pattaya police received a report of a severe collision between a motorcycle and a sidecar in front of the Eakmongkol Village on Soi Chaiyaphruek 1 in the Nongprue sub-district in Banglamung district, Chonburi province. Police officers, along with rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation, rushed to the scene.
Upon arrival, authorities found motorcycle parts scattered across the road. In the middle of the street, a severely damaged sidecar motorcycle was discovered, with the driver, identified as Mr. Narong Thaesungnoen, 68, lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
The Thai driver had suffered broken arms, a fractured left leg, and a large head wound. Nearby, a red Honda ADV 350cc motorcycle was found overturned and heavily damaged. The driver, Mr. Mikel (full name withheld by authorities), a 35-year-old British national, was bleeding profusely from a head injury. An unidentified Thai woman, who had been riding pillion on Mr. Mikel’s motorcycle, was also found in serious condition.
Rescue workers provided first aid to all the injured parties before quickly transporting them to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment.
According to the Thai woman who was riding on the motorcycle, she and Mr. Mikel had been out drinking and were on their way back to their accommodation. She stated to authorities that the foreigner had allegedly smoked cannabis and was speeding before the accident occurred.
Eyewitnesses reported that they saw the foreigner driving at high speed from South Pattaya Road before the crash.
Pattaya police are reviewing CCTV footage in the area to determine the exact cause of the accident and if further legal charges will be applied.
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