Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident

treehugger.com 18 Feb '13, 9pm

Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident

Our thoughts are with their loved ones Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world, living their dream. They had been documenting their journey on their website, Two On Four Wheels , and in a film that had just been accepted by the 11th annual Filmed by Bike film festival (they plan to do a video tribute to them when they film is shown), when tragedy struck. They were killed in a road accident last Wednesday in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, near Bangkok.On a personal note, to all of TreeHugger's readers: If you are biking or driving, please be safe. I know I'm not your mother, but I think it's important to remind ourselves once in a while that public roads aren't a video-game, and that it only takes one moment of carelessness to be seriously hurt or killed, or to hurt or kill someone else. To honor Peter and Mary's me...

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@tatoleal » 18 Mar '13, 8pm
Pareja que viajaba por el mundo en bici, muertos al ser arrollados en thailandia =( Coño, pero por qué? [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Feb '13, 4pm
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RT @coolandy2000: Young couple cycling the world killed in Thailand accident : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger. "Roads to hell" Chris Rea!
@coolandy2000 » 22 Feb '13, 5pm
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@treehuggeruk » 21 Feb '13, 9pm
RT @amytimberlake: So sad -- Couple was traveling around the world by bike and got killed in "a road accident" in Thailand: [link]
@amytimberlake » 21 Feb '13, 9pm
So sad -- Couple was traveling around the world by bike and got killed in "a road accident" in Thailand: [link]
@treehuggeruk » 21 Feb '13, 11am
RT @Betty_Lea: OH NO!!! Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident - R.I.P. Peter & Mary [link] via @TreeHugger
@Betty_Lea » 21 Feb '13, 11am
OH NO!!! Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident - R.I.P. Peter & Mary [link] via @TreeHugger
@Seidenstrasse » 20 Feb '13, 10pm
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@BrevSpreadMag » 20 Feb '13, 2pm
Peter Root and Mary Thompson, two British citizens both 34 years old, cycling around the world were struck dead by... [link]
@withinreachfilm » 20 Feb '13, 12am
Sending love to these special souls who are now in the beyond:... [link]
@HelianNatour » 19 Feb '13, 6pm
Tudjuk, hogy van ilyen, de ettől mi még az úton leszünk, semmivel nem nagyobb a kockázat, mint autóval...nagyon... [link]
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RT @stirlingboy: #Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were... [link] #green
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#Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both only 34 years old, were on an epic bike trip around the world. They were... [link] #green
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RT @sohamsabnis: Sad RT @spacejunkk Sad News. Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident. [link]
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RT @spacejunkk: Sad News. Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 10am
RT @iEcoish: This broke my heart. [link]
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RT @silverfilter: Grabe :( [link]
@silverfilter » 19 Feb '13, 10am
Grabe :( [link]
@iEcoish » 19 Feb '13, 10am
This broke my heart. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 9am
RT @ClubGreenNL: Tragedie. Peter en Mary fietsten de wereld rond. Ze kwamen om bij een #verkeersongeluk in #Thailand (w/ video): [link]
@ClubGreenNL » 19 Feb '13, 9am
Tragedie. Peter en Mary fietsten de wereld rond. Ze kwamen om bij een #verkeersongeluk in #Thailand (w/ video): [link]
@griffin_rick » 19 Feb '13, 8am
RT @SLIPONWATER: Help honor them:Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
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RT @tamusana21: Their videos celebrate life MT @Michael_GR Terribly sad news: Young couple biking around the world killed in Thailand [link]
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Their videos celebrate life MT @Michael_GR Terribly sad news: Young couple biking around the world killed in Thailand [link]
@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 7am
RT @needcaffeine: Young couple cycling around the world killed in Thailand road accident /by @Michael_GR [link]
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@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 2am
RT @PrajSakata: Beautiful vids; two loving souls RT @elizlaprade Young couple cycling around world killed in Thailand road accident [link]
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@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 2am
RT @aprilmoon68: so sad to see this. they were living out their dreams - [link]
@aprilmoon68 » 19 Feb '13, 2am
so sad to see this. they were living out their dreams - [link]
@treehuggeruk » 19 Feb '13, 2am
RT @jdeforest: What a sad loss. Wonderful video travel diaries. [link]
@jdeforest » 19 Feb '13, 2am
What a sad loss. Wonderful video travel diaries. [link]
@tropAcool » 19 Feb '13, 1am
This is a tragic loss! RIP to Peter Root and Mary Thompson. [link]
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RT @Barry_Kevin: So tragic. At least they took the chance. [link]
@Barry_Kevin » 19 Feb '13, 12am
So tragic. At least they took the chance. [link]
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