Two French Men Died in High-Speed Motorcycle Accident in Phuket

[snoop1130]

 

In a tragic turn of events, two French men died early this morning in Phuket, due to a motorcycle accident. The deadly incident transpired on Anusawari-Ban Pa Khlok Road in Thalang district.

 

Local authorities and rescue groups, including representatives from the Kusol Dham Phuket Foundation and the Thalang Police Station, reported to the crash site. The response followed a 4.40 am alert made by a local driver, on May 24. The accident spot was a curved stretch on the mentioned road.

 

The officers, on reaching the referenced location, located a destructed black Yamaha TMAX motorbike next to the road. The motorcycle appeared to be brand new as it still had its red registration plate.

 

Around 50-60 meters away from the crashed bike, the body of a 41-year-old French citizen, Alexandre Serge Robert, was recovered. Meanwhile, on the opposite street, the officers found another French national, named Michel Sebastien Robert. Michel - 39 years old - severely injured, with his left leg being torn apart due to the incident's stern impact.

 

The police made it known to Matichon that the deceased individuals, Alexandre and Michel, were working near the Thai Thao Kasattri and Thao Si Sunthorn Monument before the crash. Matichon also reported that one of the men's wives had asked them to come home because it was getting late.

 

According to the account, the men, moving in haste with Michel in the driver's seat and Alexandre as the pillion, lost control of the bike due to over-speeding. The motorcycle struck a traffic island, forcing Michel to bash into an electric pole, whereas Alexandre was thrown onto the opposite side of the street.

 

The deceased were moved to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem examination, and their families await further proceedings from the French Embassy in Thailand.

 

The investigating officers are now planning to review CCTV footage from the nearby areas to ascertain the crash's exact cause and verify if any other vehicles played a part in the unfortunate event.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

-- 2024-05-24

 

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[Jan vc]

R.I.P

 

[jvs]

Not enough info here,the two were working at 4.40 am?

did they own the bike or was it a rental?

Of course that does not take away from the gravity of yet another lethal motorbike accident there.

Yet speeding again!

 

 

[NoDisplayName]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The police made it known to Matichon

 

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Matichon also reported that

 

Confused.  Thought this was a witness, or perhaps someone's wife.

 

Apparently the source of the article.

 

Matichon is a major Thai-language national daily newspaper.

[rwill]

I guess if they don't have actual photos pertaining to the article they feel compelled to stick some random photo in.

[bkk6060]

How sad RIP. Hope they get proper burials.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Matichon also reported that one of the men's wives had asked them to come home because it was getting late.

Where the F are you!!!!!!

[RichardColeman]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Matichon also reported that one of the men's wives had asked them to come home because it was getting late.

At 4.40 am I would argue it is getting early

[DPKANKAN]

"located a destructed black Yamaha TMAX motorbike."

More AI generated words 'destructed' 555

Edited May 25 by DPKANKAN

[newbee2022]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

In a tragic turn of events, two French men died early this morning in Phuket, due to a motorcycle accident. The deadly incident transpired on Anusawari-Ban Pa Khlok Road in Thalang district.

 

Local authorities and rescue groups, including representatives from the Kusol Dham Phuket Foundation and the Thalang Police Station, reported to the crash site. The response followed a 4.40 am alert made by a local driver, on May 24. The accident spot was a curved stretch on the mentioned road.

 

The officers, on reaching the referenced location, located a destructed black Yamaha TMAX motorbike next to the road. The motorcycle appeared to be brand new as it still had its red registration plate.

 

Around 50-60 meters away from the crashed bike, the body of a 41-year-old French citizen, Alexandre Serge Robert, was recovered. Meanwhile, on the opposite street, the officers found another French national, named Michel Sebastien Robert. Michel - 39 years old - severely injured, with his left leg being torn apart due to the incident's stern impact.

 

 

The police made it known to Matichon that the deceased individuals, Alexandre and Michel, were working near the Thai Thao Kasattri and Thao Si Sunthorn Monument before the crash. Matichon also reported that one of the men's wives had asked them to come home because it was getting late.

 

According to the account, the men, moving in haste with Michel in the driver's seat and Alexandre as the pillion, lost control of the bike due to over-speeding. The motorcycle struck a traffic island, forcing Michel to bash into an electric pole, whereas Alexandre was thrown onto the opposite side of the street.

 

The deceased were moved to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem examination, and their families await further proceedings from the French Embassy in Thailand.

 

The investigating officers are now planning to review CCTV footage from the nearby areas to ascertain the crash's exact cause and verify if any other vehicles played a part in the unfortunate event.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

-- 2024-05-24

 

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End of the journey of 2 motorbike drivers. Not an  unexpected end when driving a motorbike. However, it should not happen if you drive responsible and cautious, what did not happen here.

Bad Karma.

RIP

[baz69er]

Can't even use a photo of the actual bike .....

[Martin71]

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

End of the journey of 2 motorbike drivers. Not an  unexpected end when driving a motorbike. However, it should not happen if you drive responsible and cautious, what did not happen here.

Bad Karma.

RIP

 

What is wrong with you....?

[richard_smith237]

16 minutes ago, Martin71 said:

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

End of the journey of 2 motorbike drivers. Not an  unexpected end when driving a motorbike. However, it should not happen if you drive responsible and cautious, what did not happen here.

Bad Karma.

RIP

 

What is wrong with you....?

 

There's something wrong with his brain...  in nearly every post, the comments highlight a complete disconnect with both reality and intelligence. 

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, Martin71 said:

 

What is wrong with you....?

I'm still alive 😳

[Taboo2]

As I have said before, the folks I see speeding on motorbikes are the Farangs....they love to rev those bikes up and make noise and speed like a Motto racer.  

 

RIP.

[stevenl]

I hate this tmax's, namaz"s and whatever other big scooters there are. They seem to be always loud, fast and driven by people who have no idea about driving a motorbike.

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, Taboo2 said:

As I have said before, the folks I see speeding on motorbikes are the Farangs....they love to rev those bikes up and make noise and speed like a Motto racer.  

 

RIP.

 

Yeah... 'cos Thai's are never found doing that, eh...   

 

 

Some people come out with some weird 'anti-farang' shyte sometimes... have such folk gone so native that they adopt a bias solely in favour of the locals and always point the finger at the foreigner as if that makes them more in tune with their own Thainess or something... ???

[still kicking]

4 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

I'm still alive 😳

But braindead?

[Mr Meeseeks]

 

15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Yeah... 'cos Thai's are never found doing that, eh...   

 

 

Some people come out with some weird 'anti-farang' shyte sometimes... have such folk gone so native that they adopt a bias solely in favour of the locals and always point the finger at the foreigner as if that makes them more in tune with their own Thainess or something... ???

 

'I'm a better expat than thou'

[In Full Agreement]

22 hours ago, baz69er said:

Can't even use a photo of the actual bike .....

 

 

 

 

What would the actual bike  photo have accomplished?

 

 

[Sandboxer]

One less Tmax on Phuket's roads = I ain't shedding a tear.

[Korat Kiwi]

On 5/25/2024 at 6:36 PM, stevenl said:

I hate this tmax's, namaz"s and whatever other big scooters there are. They seem to be always loud, fast and driven by people who have no idea about driving a motorbike.

A standard off the shelf TMax or NMax are not loud scooters. 

 

It's the bogans that change the exhaust/muffler that make them loud. 

 

The TMax is one very nice maxi scooter. I'd hazard a guess that a lot of newbie riders don't realise it's also quite powerful. 

 

Ridden properly (like any bike) it's fine.  You mess up... It's going to hurt. 

Edited May 29 by Korat Kiwi

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

A standard off the shelf TMax or NMax are not loud scooters. 

 

It's the bogans that change the exhaust/muffler that make them loud. 

 

The TMax is one very nice maxi scooter. I'd hazard a guess that a lot of newbie riders don't realise it's also quite powerful. 

 

Ridden properly (like any bike) it's fine.  You mess up... It's going to hurt. 

I can only comment on what I see here.

"I hate this tmax's, nmax"s and whatever other big scooters there are. They seem to be always loud, fast and driven by people who have no idea about driving a motorbike."