Three people injured, one seriously, after ‘Big Bike’ rider collides with a drunken motorbike sidecar driver in Pattaya

PHOTO: Sutthipong L Boonmachai

Pattaya –

A “big bike” rider has sustained serious injuries after colliding with a motorbike sidecar, whose driver was found to be heavily intoxicated.

The Pattaya City Police was notified of the accident at 11:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, on Sukhumvit Road near Mueang Pattaya 7 School.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the damaged ‘Big Bike’ lying on the road. The male Thai driver was found unconscious nearby with serious injuries. His female passenger had also sustained various minor injuries.

A damaged motorbike sidecar was found with an intoxicated male Myanmar driver. He had also sustained various injuries. All three people were taken to a local hospital. None of them were identified to press by Pattaya City Police.

PHOTO: Sutthipong L Boonmachai

Witnesses that spoke with emergency services said the motorbike sidecar driver had immediately crossed the road in front of the ‘Big Bike’. However, police are checking CCTV footage nearby to determine if this was an accurate series of events. If it was, Pattaya police stated the Myanmar driver would be charged with reckless driving, as well as presumable drink driving charges.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.