A 55-year-old Finnish man was killed after being struck by a high-speed big bike while crossing Jomtien Second Road in Pattaya late on March 20, 2026, with the foreign rider also left seriously injured. The incident occurred at approximately 21:40 near Rompho Jomtien Market. Emergency responders rushed both men to hospital, but the pedestrian later died from his injuries.

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Police from Pattaya City Police Station were alerted to the crash and coordinated with rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation and medical staff from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya. At the scene, a large crowd of residents and tourists had gathered around two severely injured foreign men lying in the road. The pedestrian, identified as Mr Mika Kristian Turpeinen, 55, from Finland, was found without a pulse and received CPR before being transported to hospital, where he later died.

The motorcyclist, a foreign man believed to be aged between 30 and 40, was not carrying identification documents. He suffered serious injuries and was transferred to Pattaya City Hospital for urgent treatment. His condition remains under close medical supervision.

Police located the wreckage of a green Kawasaki Z800 motorcycle some distance from the point of impact. The vehicle, bearing Chonburi registration, was damaged and found overturned after skidding into a parked car, causing further damage.

An eyewitness, Mr Winai Rungjaemjaeng, 71, told officers he heard the motorcycle travelling at high speed with a loud, continuous engine noise before a sudden crash. He said the bike lost control, slid along the road and struck a parked vehicle, throwing the rider onto the road.

Another witness, a Finnish national speaking through an interpreter, stated that the deceased was his friend. He confirmed that the victim had been crossing the road when the motorcycle struck him at speed, causing fatal injuries.

Police have documented the scene and are reviewing nearby CCTV footage while continuing to question witnesses. Officers are working to establish the exact cause of the crash and will proceed with legal action in accordance with the findings.

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They need to ban all high speed motorcycles.

Heavy bikes those Z800 and powerful. I have ridden one. I didn't like it. Heavier bikes take longer to brake and can't be flicked around so easily. They have not been produced for many years so this one must be old. Absolutely not a bike for the inexperienced.

Even before I opened the article, I wondered if it was Jomtien Second Road, the unofficial testing track, and low and behold, it was.

33 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

They need to ban all high speed motorcycles.

What size should be the limit ? I had a KTM duke 390 that ripped.

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

What size should be the limit ? I had a KTM duke 390 that ripped.

I don't know.

We would need to sit down with a panel of experts.

But city hall isn't returning my calls.

3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I don't know.

We would need to sit down with a panel of experts.

But city hall isn't returning my calls.

About half of motorbike deaths happen at speeds up to 40 MPH, at intersections and turning. The other half are going 55mph or more. Speed does kill, but even at 30mph you have a good chance of getting fatally hit. Of course going much faster increases the chance of death if hit or hitting something. Most accidents happen because the rider is inexperienced or doesn't know the roads.

The first one of 2 last night within a few hundred yards of each other..Both large cc bikes and both ridden by foreigners. You can guess the type of person and the cause of these unavoidable accidents. Pumped up after a Muay Thai lesson combined with a few "relaxing" spliffs at a weed shop...was it worth it

19 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I don't know.

We would need to sit down with a panel of experts.

But city hall isn't returning my calls.

I suspect nobody returns your calls.

12 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

About half of motorbike deaths happen at speeds up to 40 MPH, at intersections and turning. The other half are going 55mph or more. Speed does kill, but even at 30mph you have a good chance of getting fatally hit. Of course going much faster increases the chance of death if hit or hitting something. Most accidents happen because the rider is inexperienced or doesn't know the roads.

Many school zones around me have dropped the limit to 30mk/h. At 30 or less the death rate drops to virtually 0. Now not saying that should be the normal speed limit but it does work in many places. Pretty sure Holland had adapted these kinds of limits and seems to be working quite well. Of course you also need good enforcement but thats a whole other topic

22 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I don't know.

We would need to sit down with a panel of experts.

But city hall isn't returning my calls.

Hahaha not bad. 😆

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

Many school zones around me have dropped the limit to 30mk/h. At 30 or less the death rate drops to virtually 0. Now not saying that should be the normal speed limit but it does work in many places now. Pretty sure Holland had adapted these kinds of limits and seems to be working quite well. Of course you also need good enforcement but thats a whole other topic

Hahaha not bad. 😆

Truth. You speed in school zones or even use your phone you're fined big time in the west. The children here aren't protected near as much as they are in the west. It isn't hard to lower your speed in certain areas, like schools, crosswalks, downtown areas, and tourist areas but some don't care.

45 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I don't know.

We would need to sit down with a panel of experts.

But city hall isn't returning my calls.

When they do - suggest enforcement of existing laws not to rent out motorcycles to non-licenced people.

Someone earlier mentioned {bets on whether the bike driver is Indian?} which IMO is a bit odd...

But... bets on whether the bike was a rental ??? and the rider was unlicensed...

What next? A 'gofundme' request for the motorcyclist?

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Officers are working to establish the exact cause of the crash and will proceed with legal action in accordance with the findings.

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I think the cause is pretty obvious - idiot speeding

RIP

24 minutes ago, smedly said:

I think the cause is pretty obvious - idiot speeding

How do you prove speeding?

That report reminded me of the tragedy last year when Barry Kenyon was killed in a similar manner by some idiot on an out-of-control motorbike, also on Jomtien Second Road but a bit further north.

RIP Barry, and RIP Mr Mika Kristian Turpeinen.

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

How do you prove speeding?

Camera, impact,brake marks,distance of sliding after impact and probably a few more?

2 hours ago, baansgr said:

The first one of 2 last night within a few hundred yards of each other..Both large cc bikes and both ridden by foreigners. You can guess the type of person and the cause of these unavoidable accidents. Pumped up after a Muay Thai lesson combined with a few "relaxing" spliffs at a weed shop...was it worth it

Again you are assuming there was weed involved without any evidence!

is it worth it?

4 hours ago, save the frogs said:

They need to ban all high speed motorcycles.

I understand your comment of course, but don't agree. I don't agree with such bikes being rented to people without a proper licence, insurance or experience.

To b@stardise a well known phrase - big bikes don't kill people. People kill people.

1 minute ago, Watawattana said:

I understand your comment of course, but don't agree.

You cannot utilize the maximum speeds of these bikes safely on the roads. It's simply too dangerous.

So why bother putting them there in the first place? These things are not being used for getting around, they are for people testing the limits of their daredevil proclivities.

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

How do you prove speeding?

The bike was found 300 metres down the road having come to a stop after hitting a parked car. I think that’s a good indication of speeding.

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

About half of motorbike deaths happen at speeds up to 40 MPH, at intersections and turning. The other half are going 55mph or more. Speed does kill, but even at 30mph you have a good chance of getting fatally hit. Of course going much faster increases the chance of death if hit or hitting something. Most accidents happen because the rider is inexperienced or doesn't know the roads.

I notice when traveling on the roads, the majority of bike riders are wearing helmets - these look like Thai people and those almost totally without helmets look like foreigners IMHO anyway.

9 minutes ago, Presnock said:

I notice when traveling on the roads, the majority of bike riders are wearing helmets - these look like Thai people and those almost totally without helmets look like foreigners IMHO anyway.

I notice that most traveling outside of major cities aren't wearing helmets besides the actual motorcycles, and not scooter drivers. I don't see many foreigners driving motorbikes where I live, but the ones i do see, the majority aren't wearing helmets and are on scooters. The younger crowd it's mostly no helmets, meaning locals of course as young foreigners are the tiny fraction here besides the tourist areas. In my village, I rarely see anyone with a helmet on.

2nd Rd ... yikes.

Idiot meets ignorance, never ends well.

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

You cannot utilize the maximum speeds of these bikes safely on the roads. It's simply too dangerous.

So why bother putting them there in the first place? These things are not being used for getting around, they are for people testing the limits of their daredevil proclivities.

I get your point. I used to have a 750cc V4 bike. I wasn't a daredevil, but I definitely get your post; plenty of nutters around.

About 20 years ago in the UK, despite gaining eye contact with a car driver at a junction, he pulled out when he should have given way. No chance for me to brake, my only chance was to open the throttle - I was in 2nd gear, doing about 30mph, plenty of torque at that speed/gear. He still hit me. The crash investigator calculated he missed hitting my leg by less than 30 milliseconds. I'm still here typing; without that big bike torque you likely would not be reading this. I doubt there'd be enough torque in a PCX 160.

By the way, that crash investigator happened to be in a car behind me at the time. It was a 30mph zone and he was an off-duty police motorcyclist. When the case went to court this officer told the magistrate that I did absolutely nothing wrong, believed that I had made eye contact with the driver based on his observations and that it was my quick reaction that likely saved my life. This guy's statement got the car driver a significantly higher ban/fine than he might have had.

So, I am not against big bikes as sometimes power beats brakes. But to kind of repeat myself, when all someone has ever seen is nutters on big bikes I totally get why that person would prefer to see them gone.

RIP to the Finnish guy; he did nothing wrong.

2 hours ago, smedly said:

I think the cause is pretty obvious - idiot speeding

Or idiot walking out into the road without looking.

29 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

You cannot utilize the maximum speeds of these bikes safely on the roads. It's simply too dangerous.

So why bother putting them there in the first place? These things are not being used for getting around, they are for people testing the limits of their daredevil proclivities.

When I moved to Thailand I imported my bike, a Yamaha XS1100S. After some time I was hardly using it, IMO simply too dangerous on the roads here. So I sold it. Still sad about that, 20+ years later, but I really had no choice. A big like that kills you here.

'I notice when traveling on the roads, the majority of bike riders are wearing helmets - these look like Thai people and those almost totally without helmets look like foreigners IMHO anyway."

I have to disagree. Ridden bikes here for 20+ years and live on Soi Arunothai, Central Pattaya. 85% of Thai MB riders on this street don't wear helmets, especially passengers. I counted them. No enforcement, no fine, no wear!

Kids ride out of the local school, all Thai. Three up, many underage, 3 up. Cop holds up the traffic.! No enforcement, no fine, no wear!

It sounds like he was driving at high speed, and did not make much of an attempt to brake or avoid the pedestrian, he possibly took his eyes off the road for a moment but driving on at high speed on Second Road is the act of an imbecile, and somebody who does not give care one iota about his fellow man.

This guy is in a world of hurt right now and hopefully he'll get locked up for a while, have some time to reflect on his lack of respect toward humanity, and be able to make some really close friends and intimate relations with his fellow inmates who will likely treat him very kindly with great affection.

One dumb move and his life is basically finished.

Overtly racist post removed @gargamon

4 hours ago, blaze master said:

Many school zones around me have dropped the limit to 30mk/h.

Unfortunately, they could drop the speed to 15kph. There is no enforcement.