Three dead as pickup slams motorcycle with pillion seat in Prachin Buri
Three people were killed and three others severely injured as a speeding pickup truck crashed into a motorcycle with three pillion riders before then hitting eight vehicles housed in a roadside tent for a used-car dealership in Prachin Buri.
Police said the accident happened at 2am on highway 3079 near the Phra Prom intersection in Tambon Thatoom in Prachin Buri’s Sri Mahapho district.
Police said motorcyclist Nikom Rattaprathoom, 20, died at the scene and two others, Parichat Saedan, 17, and Kittithat Chaiyaphum, 20, died in hospital. The other injured motorcyclist was unidentified. The four were riding on the same bike.
The pickup was driven by Chaimongkol Nontha-ubol, 34, who was travelling with his wife. The impact of the crash sent the couple through their pickup’s windshield, causing serious injuries.
All the injured were sent to Sri Mahapho hospital.
Witness Weerachai Maenmai, 39, told police that he saw the pickup speeding from the 304 industrial zone and hitting the motorcycle before it lost control and plunged into the roadside used-cars tent.