Korean Tour Guide killed in Highway 36 road accident in East Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- A Korean Tour Guide and a Thai Hotel worker were killed in a road accident on the notoriously dangerous Highway 36. The crash occurred in the Nong Pla Lai area, on the outskirts of Pattaya and involved a collision between a motorbike and a pick-up truck driven by Khun Sanan aged 35 who remained at the scene. The two dead men were named as Mr. Kim Gisam aged 30 frorm South Korea and Khun Waniwat aged 40, a bell boy at the nearby Thai Thani Pool Resort. He reportedly took Mr. Gisam on his motorbike so he could purchase items at a local 24 hour convenience store. The pair never returned and were discovered by fellow workers at the crash scene.

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-- Pattaya One 2011-12-14

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"Notoriously dangerous Highway 36" My Arse!

I am up and down the 36 doing 100+ on a motorbike 4 times a week. I must have done thousands of kms on that road alone in the last year, from Bang Lamung to Rayong, usually coming back in the dark and often in wet conditions. It is one of Thailand's less dangerous routes due to the lack of sideroads, lack of humungus potholes and the presence of weigh stations and highway police.

Sukhumvit is far more dangerous. You have people cutting from left to right regularly on Sukhumvit. Just this afternoon, (Thu Dec 15) I saw a large farang wiped out on Sukhumvit. He must have been around 17 stone. His little Honda Click splatted on the road, out near Wat Ban Na, almost in Laem Chabang.

My condolences to the family, friends and colleagues. Very sad for all concerned. RIP