Young Australian Dies In Phuket Motorbike Crash

[ree2512]

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Young Australian dies in Phuket motorbike crash

WICHIT, PHUKET: A young Australian man died just before dawn on Saturday morning when his motorcycle crashed at high speed on Chao Fa West Road.

Inspector Yongyuth Kongmarai of Phuket City Police identified the deceased as 20-year-old Kain Bonow, an Australian national and long-time resident of Phuket.

Police and rescue workers from the nearby Phuket Ruamjai Kupai Foundation responded to an emergency call reporting the accident at 5:30am on Saturday morning.

The crash happened outside the Sala Bua Mansion apartments, not far from the Wang Talang jewelry shop on Chao Fa West Road southbound.

Police were initially unable to find any identification on the victim.

An unnamed image of the deceased was carried on the front page of a local newspaper on the morning of the following day.

From an examination of the crash scene, it appeared that Mr Bonow was riding his motorcycle at very high speed and was unable to negotiate a curve.

"I don't think Mr Bonow had drunk any alcohol, but he was riding very fast at the time of the crash. Witnesses reported hearing a loud backfire from the tailpipe followed by the sound of the motorbike crashing," said Lt Col Yongyuth.

Based on the fact that the vehicle slid at least 60 meters after the initial impact, Lt Col Yongyuth estimated that Mr Bonow was riding at about 120 kilometers per hour at the time.

It was not raining and police did not find a motorcycle helmet at the scene, he said.

The cause of death appeared not to have been head trauma, but the force of impact of the motorbike's steering column on Mr Bonow's abdomen. Mr Bonow suffered a compound fracture to his hip bone and massive trauma to his internal organs.

"He has lived with his mom in Phuket for a long time and spoke perfect Thai. I have met and spoken with him before. His mom told me he had been a student at the Rawai Progressive International School," said Lt Col Yongyuth.

Kain's mother, Kim Bonow, later identified her son's remains at Vachira Phuket Hospital and was inconsolable from the loss, he said.

Sources told the Gazette that Ms Bonow was actually the founder of the the Rawai Progressive International School, which offers a Montessori curriculum for children aged three to 12. She is also proprietor of the Shanti Lodge hotel in Chalong.

Bathing rites are taking place at Wat Luttiwanaram in Chalong. – Khunakorn Terdkiatkhachorn

[83110pkt]

Sorry I didnt realise that this post was already here, I tried to delete it and I dont know how too.

So sad to see that there was yet another motobike accident my thoughts are with his family

[ree2512]

Sorry I didnt realise that this post was already here, I tried to delete it and I dont know how too.

So sad to see that there was yet another motobike accident my thoughts are with his family

thats ok, you may have put it up before me.

[ree2512]

Kain was a well known boy who polite, funny and kind in everyway...He had his whole life ahead of him, but sadly life can be so cruel in many ways. R.I.P Kain you will never be forgotten....

[thirdeyedmt]

heart goes out to his family..

will they ever learn? in 12 years motorbikes have cost me 7 friends and a prosthetic... now i forbid my oldest son to even take a taxi motorbike

[mcgriffith]

My prayers go out to Kain. I am so sorry to hear this. Life is a continuous risk.

As a lifelong motorcyclist, who still rides daily, it is always a loss to lose any of our brethren.

Condolences to his Mom, Kim, as well.

As a parent myself of a 25 yr old son, I fully empathize.

[Scott]

My condolences to the friends and family of the victim. This sounds like a terrible loss for a number of people.

[BigSnake]

Sad, so young RIP

[cmsally]

I met the family many years ago. My deepest sympathy and condolences at this difficult time.

A horrific thing to have happened,reminding us how fragile life can be.

[markg]

Very very sad news indeed, coming in such close proximity to tragic death of Phil Mussell - also in his twenties and on a motorcycle.

i didnt know the boy, but i eat at Shanti quite a lot.

hel_l of a shame and i can only imagine what the family are going through.

Tragic loss of life.

RIP