Teen motorcyclist killed in crash 100 metres from school
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A tenth-grader was killed in Chachoengsao on Thursday morning when his motorcycle crashed head-on with a car just 100 metres from his school.
Police said the accident happened on a curve in the road in front of the Tambon Koh Khanoon Administrative Organisation offices in Phanom Sarakham district, close to the entrance to Kanchanapisek Witthayalai School.
Preechapol Anparn, 17, was apparently changing lanes ready to make a right turn into the schoolgrounds when an oncoming car struck him head-on.
The car driver, whose name was withheld, was taken to Phanom Sarakham district police station for questioning and could face legal action.
