Foreign Motorbike Driver dies following accident at unfinished stretch of road in Jomtien
It was only a matter of time until the long-running road-works on the Thappraya Road leading to Jomtien Beach would claim a life. In the early hours of Tuesday Morning, Police and Rescue Services were called to the road following a single vehicle road accident. Lying on the partially completed road was Mr. Dergey Plekhanov, thought to be from Russia. He had been thrown from his motorbike after he had hit a road-sign which ironically urged drivers to exercise caution due to the road modification work. The victim, who was not wearing a safety helmet is believed to have driven down a part of the road that was closed to traffic. He sustained a major head trauma at the scene and despite efforts by medical staff to revive the man, he was pronounced dead-on-arrival at hospital.
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hey u amigos,this is called an R.T.A. which means road traffic accident,it could happen to u,the bi mistake here is most of the underdevelop countries donot have the safe road management system,either there government ignore this,or they canot afford to imply the R.T.A. Safety Management,to me i can say,the thai police is to be blamed for not having a proper singnage,or no warning tapes ,neither a corden or barriers to stop,its called a HARD – CONTROL,thai people & thai police should assist and protect all the tourist who go to pattaya,
thank u sir
I’ve been coming to Pattaya for ten years. It seems like they’ve been working on this stretch of road for eight of them.
@DoD
remember your posting for Mike today?
…if you actually READ what YOU posted you will see I was only commenting on YOUR post…
I TOTALLY DO AGREE WITH YOU MY FRIEND
….then why you ask?….lol
You learn something new everyday even if its not worth knowing.
… he is FALANG number 17 this year …
I love Pattaya ONE ! Thank u for information !
@DoD
no, thats not the same. Only western people are called farang – Chinese, Indian people, Arabs, Koreans,…….are not farangs.
farangs/tourist is that not the same here in Thailand?
the road toll in russia is a desaster…
just like in thailand… I guess VOTKA…
was his midle name….or Smirnof
good way to go do….no pain
Can’t realy blame the roadworks for that one, the blame lies with the stupid tourist not wearing a helmet and driving like an idiot, like most tourists do around Pattaya.
Pattaya Boy says:
February 10, 2010 at 7:48 am
He was in a rush to get to 7/11 ………no drama his only a Russian lol
Damn you!!
First life claimed by this roadworks ?
Bollox !
First one reported more like .
He was in a rush to get to 7/11 ………no drama his only a Russian lol
He came to paradise and died in paradise God rest his sole.
The helmet would have just broken his neck. Even if he lived he would be in a wheelchair. Helmets are not as safe as you might think. If you think they are safe then wear one all the time!
http://www.bikersrights.com/statistics/statsdatahp.html
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No helmet……..Why,Oh why??
Love all of the ads for helmets, and motorcycle safety, that came with this story. Well done Google ads…. for once
Another tourist bits the dust. I would like to known the statistics of how many farangs/tourist die each year in Pattaya.