Road deaths

Stay updated on the latest road death incidents in Thailand with The Thaiger’s Road Deaths News Page. Our extensive coverage includes real-time updates on accidents and traffic fatalities in your area. Stay informed about the causes and circumstances of these tragic events to better understand the risks associated with road travel. By being aware of the current situation, you can make informed decisions and stay vigilant when navigating your local roads.

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  • Devastating Rayong motorbike accident takes young boy’s life

    A 12 year old boy’s life was cut short when his motorbike collided with a pickup truck in a violent road accident. The heart-wrenching scene transpired in the Rayong province at around 1.10am this morning, shocking the serene local township of Ban Chang. Upon arrival, police officials observed a horrific sight on Ban Chang-Phala Road. The lifeless body of the boy…

  • Motorbike crash: Tragic accident claims man’s life in Pathum Thani

    Alcohol seems to be the cause of a tragic motorbike crash that occurred earlier today. A 26 years old man lost his life while his female companion faced injuries during a big bike accident. Their vehicle collided with a bridge over Khlong Thep Kunchon, Khlong Luang district, Pathum Thani province when the driver reportedly lost control of the bike. At…

  • Missing boy’s body found in Kraw River after motorbike collision

    A tragic end has come to the story of a 14 year old boy who has been missing since a motorcycle accident on a bridge flung him into the river below. After searches were hampered by strong currents and the darkness of night, at around 11.30am, the boy was found. After a relentless search by divers and locals, Yodsapon’s body…

  • Boy, 14, vanishes in river after horrifying motorcycle accident

    The search continues for a 14 year old boy who fell into the river after a severe motorcycle accident, as his distraught mother made an urgent heart-wrenching plea. The unfortunate event occurred in the middle of a bridge in Prachinburi province when the young boy’s motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. The high velocity of the impact flung him into…

  • Road of sorrow: Scottish man becomes latest victim of Thailand’s perilous roads

    A sombre chapter was added to the tragic toll of Thailand’s perilous roads today, as a 48 year old Scottish man became yet another victim. The unfortunate incident unfolded when Robert Griffin, a shipping officer from Fife, lost control of his white Honda Click motorbike, resulting in a head-on collision with another motorcyclist in Krabi, a province in southern Thailand.…

  • Tragedy strikes: Malaysia road accident claims life of three year old boy

    In a heart-wrenching incident in Malaysia, a three-year-old boy died in a devastating road accident. The tragic event transpired within the confines of the EchoSpring suburb in Tebrau, Johor Bahru, on August 4. The boy fell victim to a four-wheel drive vehicle while playing with his toy scooter in the neighbourhood. Local English newspaper The Malay Mail pinpointed a 32…

  • Pickup truck collision leads to electrifying fatal accident in Chon Buri

    A fatal accident occurred in Chon Buri when a pickup truck collided with a parked bus and electrocution ensued due to the impact on a high-voltage electric post, causing three sections to snap. The driver of the pickup lost his life, along with his severed leg which was discovered nearby. Sub-lieutenant Mongkol Siriwech, Deputy Investigation Officer of Saen Suk Police…

  • Road collision: Two motorcyclists dead in suspected hit and run involving luxury car in Bangkok

    A high-speed road collision on a Bangkok road in the early hours of this morning left two motorcyclists dead. The police are looking into the role of a luxury car seen speeding from the scene. At around 1am, Wat Phraya Krai Police Station officers rushed to the scene on Soi Charoen Krung 84 in Bang Kho Laem District. They were…

  • Pathum Thani man dies tragically in overnight motorcycle crash

    A severe motorcycle crash in the early hours of today took the life of a 46 year old man in Pathum Thani, shocking his wife when she saw his lifeless body by the road. The fatal collision involved the man’s motorbike and a roadside electric pole near a bone factory along the outbound section of Phaholyothin Road. At 1.30am today,…

  • Mexico bus accident: 18 die as speeding vehicle plunges into ravine

    A catastrophic accident occurred in the western part of Mexico yesterday morning when a bus misjudged a curve, slid, and plunged into a ravine situated in the Nayarit region. The tragedy resulted in the loss of at least 18 lives while a further 20 people were injured. The bus was travelling with people from different countries including India, Dominica, and…

  • Street racer kills woman in hit-and-run accident in Chon Buri

    A grisly accident late yesterday evening between a souped-up street racer pick-up truck and a motorbike claimed the life of a woman. The offending vehicle, suspected of being illegally modified for racing, fled the scene, prompting a further investigation by local police. The unfortunate incident transpired around 11pm yesterday near the entrance of the Thung Klom Tan-Man area in the…

  • 8 killed and 3 injured after pickup collides with train near Bangkok

    A pickup truck collided with a train in the early hours of this morning killing eight Thai people and injuring three others near Klong Udon Chonlajon in Chachoengsao province near Bangkok. Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station officers and a rescue team promptly rushed to the scene at approximately 3am today, August 4. They found a train, laden with containers, positioned on…

  • Tragic twist: High-ranking officer’s fatal collision with tree leaves Sisaket mourning

    A tragic accident took the life of a high-ranking Nam Kliang Police Station officer when his vehicle collided with a tree resulting in fatal injuries in Sisaket province in northeastern Thailand. The driver of the car survived but suffered severe injuries and was rushed for medical treatment. In the early hours of 3.30am today, local police received an alert about…

  • Fatal accident on Rama 2 Road claims the life of a young woman

    A 22 year old woman died after being hit by a car driven by a Chinese entrepreneur while attempting to cross Rama 2 Road. Her distraught boyfriend, who reported that she usually never crossed the road because her home and workplace were on the same side, was left in tears at the scene. At the incident’s location, authorities encountered a…

  • Road accident: University students killed in horrific crash north of Bangkok

    Two university students lost their lives while one sustained injuries after a six-wheel truck crashed into their motorcycle in a horrific road accident in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. The driver of the truck later reported himself to the police in the aftermath of this tragic accident. Around 2.40am today, a road accident incident was reported on Rangsit-Nakhon…

  • Long holiday sees spike in road accidents, authorities urge caution

    During the initial day of Thailand’s extended holiday period, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) reported nearly 2,000 people were injured in road accidents, with 22 fatalities recorded. The information was announced yesterday by Deputy National Police Chief and Commander of RTP’s Traffic Police Operation Centre, General Roy Ingkapairote. He indicated a sharp increase in traffic offences due to an influx…

  • Road accident on Laos-China route leaves 5 Thais dead

    In a tragic incident yesterday, five Thai nationals died in a severe road accident in Luang Namtha province, Laos. The group was en route to China and intended to pass through Laos to catch a train. As reported by Kanyawarat Jullasat, the deputy chief of the Chiang Khong border immigration office, the tragedy took place in the town of Boten…

  • Road accident claims life of motorbike group member in Samut Songkhram

    A fatal road accident occurred in the central province of Samut Songkhram today, claiming the life of 38 year old Suriya, a member of a large motorcycle group on a southern holiday trip. The incident came about as a pickup truck, with 33 years old Nonthaphon behind the wheel, attempted to turn into a petrol station, inadvertently crashing into the…

  • Fatal motorbike crash claims life of Cambodian worker in Prachuap Khiri Khan

    In a tragic event, two Cambodian construction workers encountered a terrible motorbike accident when their vehicle crashed into an electricity pole on their way to a shop. The crash, which happened on a curving path in the coastal Prachuap Khiri Khan province at around 1am today, led to the death of one worker, while another worker was injured. According to…

  • Fatal motorbike crash outside Ratchada Criminal Court claims life of 26 year old

    In a tragic accident, a 26 year old man lost his life when he crashed his motorbike into a tree outside the Ratchada Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand. A 19 year old female student from a well-known university was also seriously injured in the incident, which occurred at 5.30am today. The initial investigation revealed that the man, identified only as…

  • Traffic accident: Horrific crash in torrential rain claims lives of two Burmese workers in Thailand

    Two Burmese workers died when a heavy downpour led to a horrific traffic accident in Thailand. The accident, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred near Chonprathan Road, Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, resulting in two fatalities at the scene. At around 8.10pm yesterday, local police and medical staff from Damnoen Saduak Hospital rushed to the accident scene, following an…

  • Myanmar labourers killed in Tak road crash: Illegal worker transportation suspected

    A severe road accident in the northern Tak province claimed the lives of five labourers from Myanmar and left 12 others wounded. The crash took place at Tak main city junction on Phahonyothin Road today at 4am. The collision was between a six-wheeled Isuzu truck, registration 74-4144 Samut Prakan, and a Toyota pickup truck with the registration plate บล4295 Kamphaeng…

  • Motorcycle-sedan collision claims life of security guard in road tragedy

    A security guard at a private firm was killed in a motorcycle-sedan crash in a road tragedy during the early hours of this morning. The accident also resulted in a nine year old boy, who was a passenger in the sedan, being injured. The accident took place at roughly 8.30am on the 3063, a main highway linking the districts of…

  • Southern Thailand calamity: Lorry crash kills retired school director, triggers village blackout

    A lorry plunged into a house and hit a retired school director who was out for a walk, causing fatal injuries, in a village in southern Thailand. The mishap also caused damage to a residence and a high-voltage power pole and left three motorcycles damaged. Lieutenant Bundit Prasert, deputy investigator of Betong Police Station, today rushed to the scene at…

  • Gruesome road accident ends in fatal blaze, stokes fear in Udon Thani community

    An unidentified 45 year old man suffered an untimely death when an apparently minor car accident escalated into a horrifying blaze. The incident, which left locals unable to assist despite witnessing it first-hand, occurred yesterday on the road linking the villages of Sam Phrao and Nong Khae in Mueang district in Udon Thani province. At the scene, police discovered a…

  • Fatal vehicle collision in central Thailand claims foreigner’s life

    In an unfortunate incident, a foreign national lost his life in a vehicle collision at 5.30am this morning. The incident involved a pickup truck violently crashing into a semi-trailer lorry on Suwinthawong Road, Highway 304, in Kabin Buri, Prachin Buri province. The name and nationality of the deceased are yet to be established since his final words, spoken in Thai,…

  • Double sorrow: Bus accident claims lives of two university students in Bangkok

    Chorakaenoi Police Station officers were alerted to a devastating road accident on Chalong Krung Road in Bangkok‘s Lat Krabang district, involving a public bus and resulting in the tragic death of two university students. Upon reaching the scene, officers were confronted with a heart-wrenching sight – the lifeless bodies of two female students lay beneath the red-white bus numbered 1013.…

  • Horrendous car accident takes life of 33 year old man in Chachoengsao

    A tragic car accident today claimed the life of a 33 year old man on the road in Chachoengsao province. The victim was rushing to pick up his girlfriend and nephew for work when his car lost control and collided with an electric pole. Upon being notified of the incident, Sergeant Dechrit Sreekacha of Bang Khla Police Station rushed to…

  • Crushing tragedy: Cement truck crash claims life of Swedish motorcyclist in Pathum Thani

    A cement truck collided with a motorcycle carrying two Swedish men in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok, resulting in one death and one severe injury. Officers from Sam Kok Police Station swiftly responded to the collision along the Prem Prachakon canal road yesterday at 3.20pm. Upon arrival, they discovered an Isuzu cement truck with noticeable damage to its front bumper,…

  • Road accident: Admin official’s fatal collision with lorry leaves one dead, another critically injured

    A tragic road accident occurred this morning when an administration official’s car crashed into a lorry, resulting in his death and leaving another casualty severely wounded. This fatal accident involving a local government official took place on the Sa Kaeo–Chanthaburi route, along Highway 317, inflicting critical damage to both the vehicle and its occupants. The accident happened around 6am today…