Chonburi —
A motorcycle rider was tragically killed in a high-speed collision with a Toyota Fortuner on a bypass road in Chonburi in the morning of Saturday, May 4th. The rider was reported to have travelled at over 160 kilometers per hour, as per his speedometer indicated.
The accident occurred at 9:30 AM at kilometer marker 1+400 on Bypass Road 36 (Krating Lai – Rayong) in the Nong Pla Lai sub-district, Banglamung district, Chonburi province.
Police officers from the Banglamung Police Station, along with Sawang Boriboon rescue workers, arrived at the scene to find a mangled black Yamaha XMAX motorcycle lying on the side of the road. Its driver, identified as Mr. Boonchanit Phrachan, was found deceased nearby with severe limb and neck fractures. He was an e-commerce department employee and website administrator, according to his employee ID card.
According to police, the deceased’s motorbike’s speedometer was stuck at over 160 kilometers per hour.
Nearby, authorities discovered a white Toyota Fortuner with significant damage to its rear. Its spare tire, previously attached to the back, also became dislodged from the impact. The driver, Mr. Thawachai Wiseschan, 33, told police that he was parking his vehicle at the scene for some time with his sister after visiting a doctor. Mr. Thawachai then heard a loud noise from the back of his vehicle.
Mr. Thawachai exited the vehicle only to find the victim deceased on the ground. He noted that he did not hear any braking sounds at all.
Banglamung police believed that the victim may have attempted to overtake another vehicle while travelling at an extremely high speed and failed to notice the parked Toyota Fortuner on the side of the road.
Police will be reviewing CCTV footage from the area to determine the exact cause of the accident. The body of the victim was transferred to a nearby hospital to await religious rites.
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