Tragic note: Thai singer hits motorcycle, 1 dead, 1 injured (video)
A Thai singer crashed his van into a motorcycle carrying three siblings on Sukhapiban 5 Road in Bangkok, resulting in one death and one severe injury.
Officers from Kannayao Police Station and rescuers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation responded to the accident on the Sukhapiban 5 Bridge after being notified at around 4am today, October 10. They found a damaged Honda Click motorcycle on the bridge and the van, a black Hyundai, about 10 metres away.
The body of a 28 year old Thai woman named Meji was discovered on the bridge, while her brother, 21 year old Junior, was found on the road below. He fell off the bridge and suffered severe injuries. The two were travelling on the motorcycle with another sibling, 24 year old Jinnipha, who was unhurt.
Jinnipha told the police that she dropped her water bottle on the bridge, so she asked her brother, Junior, to stop the motorcycle so she could retrieve it. Junior parked the vehicle on the road shoulder on the right side and waited for her.
Unfortunately, a black van, travelling at high speed, crashed into the motorcycle with Junior and Meji still seated on it. Her older sister died instantly, while Junior fell from the bridge. He reportedly remains in critical condition at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital.
Singer apologises
The driver of the van is the famous singer Sirisak “Tik” Nantasane, known as Tik Shiro. The 63 year old singer waited for the police at the scene and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the legal proceedings. He stated that he had been driving his whole life but had never experienced such a serious accident before.
The parents of the three siblings later arrived at the scene, both in deep grief. Tik rushed to apologise to the couple but the mother was angry and condemned Tik for driving at such a high speed. Tik knelt on the ground to apologise to the parents and the victims.
The police then took Tik to the police station for an alcohol test. The results of the test have not yet been made public.
Many netizens expressed condolences to the family, and a lot of them sympathised with the singer, suggesting that he might not have been able to see them on the dark bridge.
The others criticised the three siblings for violating traffic laws by travelling together on one motorcycle and stopping in a dangerous spot. The parents also faced criticism for solely blaming the singer, despite their children’s breach of traffic laws.
