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[PadThaiGuy]

Heard some disturbing news regarding a traffic accident, involving the owner of La Opera.

Any info appreciated.

[palm]

Heard some disturbing news regarding a traffic accident, involving the owner of La Opera.

Any info appreciated.

Apparently he was in a fatal motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit last week. I was told he was riding quite fast when someone ran out across the main road, and he swerved to miss them and slammed into one of the BTS pillars. I think his gf was on the back but I can't remember all the details.

My friend who knew him quite well told me this weekend.

[HarryHacker]

Heard some disturbing news regarding a traffic accident, involving the owner of La Opera.

Any info appreciated.

Apparently he was in a fatal motorcycle crash on Sukhumvit last week. I was told he was riding quite fast when someone ran out across the main road, and he swerved to miss them and slammed into one of the BTS pillars. I think his gf was on the back but I can't remember all the details.

My friend who knew him quite well told me this weekend.

Yeah, very tragic, the accident happened near Soi 10 or 8 apparently. I was told his GF died also.

[JohnBKKK]

Very sorry to hear this, knew him, if not too well, since the place opened - my condolences to his family - he brought some great Italian food to Bangkok at a time when there wasn't much available and from a number of conversations we had, it was clear that he enjoyed what he was doing,

sad news

John

[PadThaiGuy]

Have some great memories of La Opera.

LaOpera was one of the first Italian places in Bangkok.

I recall he had branches in Australia, Burma, Laos too.

Sold them all, retired, then recently opened a new place off Asoke.

[ray08]

The person who died was not Rossano the ex owner of Opera ,but Paolo the wine bar manager , a very good man and a loving single father to a 9 year old boy , very very sad story and a really nice person,

[PadThaiGuy]

Thanks for clearing that up.