Accident Myanmar Man Dies After Motorcycle Crash on Pattaya Overpass

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A 27-year-old Myanmar national died instantly after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a guardrail on a curved overpass bridge, in Pattaya, Chonburi province.

 

The fatal crash occurred at approximately 16:05 on 25 May, on the overpass, leading to motorway number 7, off the Sukhumvit Road junction. Police Lieutenant Colonel Rattaphon Wannana, Deputy Inspector of Highway Police Division 1, Subdivision 8, received the emergency report and promptly coordinated with volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Foundation, who rushed to the scene.

 

At the crash site, officers discovered a red Honda Click motorcycle bearing Rayong licence plate, lying damaged on the road surface on the overpass. Long scrape marks were evident along the both the road and the guardrail, indicating the severity of the impact. 

 

Below the overpass, approximately four metres beneath, the body of the victim, identified as Mr. Maung Phu, was found. He had been thrown from the elevated road and died upon impact with the ground.

 

Rescue personnel quickly covered the body with a white sheet and cordoned off the area to prevent unauthorised access.

 

Eyewitness Mr. Watcharin Promsit, 30, told authorities he was driving on the overpass when he saw the victim speeding and attempting to overtake a pickup truck. As the motorcyclist approached a curve, he lost control, struck the guardrail and was flung into a curve warning sign before falling to the road below.

 

Police have documented the scene and are reviewing nearby CCTV footage to determine the precise cause of the incident. The body has been transferred to Pattaya Pathomkhun Hospital, where it will be held until relatives provide the necessary documentation to claim it.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-05-26.

 

 

 

[mikebell]

Just to be clear; are motor cycles allowed on these overpasses?  The ones I use on Suk have a (supposed) 60kph speed sign on them.