Tragic road demise in Phuket after younger man hits reduce speed signal

A tragic road dying occurred in Phuket after a younger man hit a reduced-speed sign together with his motorbike on Sunday. The incident happened on Thepkrasattri Road southbound in Tambon Thepkassattri at 7.40am, The Phuket News reported.
Rescuers arrived on the scene to find the victim, 24 12 months old Thanongsak Raiyai, mendacity useless near his motorcycle. Thanongsak’s neck was broken, and he had died immediately, police mentioned.
Thanongsak’s passenger, 30 12 months previous Piyaporn Kittikulnatee, was discovered injured and rushed to a hospital.
Thalang Police mentioned that Thanongsak had just returned to Phuket from his residence in Krabi. They mentioned he lost management of his bike and hit the sign on the facet of the road, according to their initial investigation.
Instantly are continuing to analyze the purpose for the accident.
Since the start of this year, Phuket has seen 25 folks killed and four,230 injured in highway accidents, in accordance with the Thailand Road Safety Committee (ThaiRSC).
Just final week, another man was additionally killed in a motorcycle crash in Thalang district. According to witnesses, two motorbikes were travelling in the identical path when they lost control and crashed. A 51 yr old man was killed, whereas a 24 yr old man was injured.
On February 15, an aged German man died in a motorbike crash in Pattaya. He had reportedly crashed his motorcycle whereas navigating a curve.
ThaiRSC reported in January that as many as 939,713 road accidents were reported in Thailand final 12 months, up 4.7% from 2021. Road accidents killed 14,737 individuals, and injured 924,799 final 12 months, ThaiRSC stated. The committee reported that 536 deaths and 7,885 injuries had been among foreigners.
Meanwhile, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Road Safety Centre reported 2,440 street accidents through the annual “7 harmful days” (December 29 to January 4) when folks head to their hometowns to mark the brand new 12 months..