PATTAYA, Thailand – A 20-year-old woman was seriously injured and knocked unconscious when a yellow Toyota Yaris collided with a motorcycle carrying her as a passenger on the railway road behind Wat Tham Samakkhi in Pattaya at around 5am on November 3. Rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon were dispatched to the scene in Nongprue after receiving reports of the collision.
They found the woman, identified as Benjalak Phuangsaiyut, lying unconscious with serious injuries. Rescuers provided first aid before urgently transporting her to a nearby hospital. The motorcycle, a black Honda Giorno, had fallen onto the road and sustained damage. The other vehicle, a yellow Toyota Yaris, had extensive front-end damage and a shattered windscreen. Its 31-year-old driver, identified as Rapeepan Pruprong, remained at the scene to give information to police.
The motorcycle rider, 28-year-old Siramate Suphasri, who was working through the Bolt ride-hailing application, told authorities he had picked up the passenger in North Pattaya and was taking her to accommodation behind Wat Tham Samakkhi. He said they were crossing the railway intersection when the car approached at speed and struck the motorcycle, throwing it to the ground and seriously injuring the passenger.
Police will review nearby CCTV footage and question both drivers to establish the cause of the collision and determine any legal responsibility. Rescue volunteers attend to the seriously injured 20-year-old passenger after a Toyota Yaris collided with her Bolt motorcycle ride at the railway intersection.
