At 5.15pm ,Thachatchai police were called to investigate an accident on the Old Airport Rd which runs along side Phuket International Airport̕s runway.
Police arrived at the scene with Kusoldharm and Mai Khao Orbortor rescue workers and found the body of the man, later named as Kaseam Somsila, 68, from Nakorn Sri Thammarat lying in the road close to his Honda Wave motorcycle.
About fifty metres away, crashed in a ditch, was a black Toyota. It̕s driver, Patcharanuch Nampan, 27, from Talad Yai was slightly injured and had to be taken to Thalang Hospital for treatment.
After questioning witnesses, police learned that the Toyota was coming from the Thekasattri Rd and turn in to Old Airport Rd. The car attempted to overtake another vehicle but failed causing it to smash into a metal fence before crashing into the motorbike.
The driver of the Toyota is to be charged with reckless driving causing death.