At 11:45am, Lamae Investigator ,Lt Chamnarn Kongtong was called to the scene of an accident where a big bike had reportedly skidded on a slippery road surface and crashed into the tree on Asia 41Rd in Lamae district.
Upon arrival at the scene police found the body of Boonsong Witeewai, 52, from Kathu and Doungdein Witeewai, 49, with a broken leg and scratches to her body. Not far from them was a wrecked Honda Goldwing lying in a bush.
Police learned that Mr & Mrs Witeewai left Phuket and were travelling to Uthai Thani to attend the Goldwing Cup Thailand. They were driving behind two other motorbikes driven by their friends, slipped on the wet road, lost control and crashed.
Police have taken the body of the deceased man and the injured woman to Lamae hospital.