Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

 

A crash occurred on Highway 331 in Chonburi province when a man driving his family to Sattahip struck and killed a cyclist crossing the road.

 

At approximately 12:30 on 2 June, Pol. Sub-Lt. Phonsan Khanchalee, deputy inspector at Huai Yai Police Station, was notified of a fatal collision between a car and a bicycle on Highway 331, near kilometre markers 11-12 in Huai Yai subdistrict, Bang Lamung district. Emergency responders from the Sawang Boriboon Pattaya Rescue Foundation and an ambulance unit were dispatched to the scene.

 

Upon arrival, authorities discovered the lifeless body of a Thai man believed to be between 60 and 65 years old. The victim had suffered severe head trauma, with both legs broken and died at the scene. No identification documents were found on the body. A damaged bicycle lay nearby, along with a white Honda HR-V with Bangkok licence plates. The vehicle’s front was crumpled and the driver’s side windscreen shattered. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police.

Initial investigations suggest that the driver was en route to Sattahip with his family when the victim attempted to cross the road with his bicycle and was struck with significant force. The driver claimed he was unable to brake in time.

 

The deceased’s body was transported to a Pattaya Hospital for storage while police work to identify the victim and contact his family.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the incident.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-06-02.

 

 

 

 

Such a sad story.  Getting run over is always one of my concerns on a bicycle, whether in Thailand or China or Texas. 

 

For the car driver's sake, I hope he had a dash cam.  Or rather, for the sake of the truth, I hope there was a dash cam.  I guess they can also be used against bad drivers.  I started using them when the tech became ubiquitous.  I worked in Thailand at the time.

 

16 hours ago, impulse said:

Such a sad story.  Getting run over is always one of my concerns on a bicycle, whether in Thailand or China or Texas. 

 

I take drives in that area frequently as it is quite beautiful  There are a lot of local secondary roads with marked bicycle lanes nearby, especially around the "Buddha Mountain" and Wat Yan Sang Warawum.  Those roads are hilly with lots of curves and blind spots and extra caution in needed as bicycles can appear pretty quickly.  Bicyclists frequently appear on 331 and it's easy to miss seeing them in the shadows of the many roadside trees.  Even at moderate speeds, they can appear very quickly.  The highway shoulder is pretty narrow and sometimes the bikes drift into the travel lane.    

If they can't get the infrastructure right for bicycle lanes,  riding a bicycle in Thailand is very dangerous.  Beach road is busy but fine, everyone drives slowly. But main roads must be avoided.