Lt Col Yossaphat Suwannasit of Kamala Police was notified of the incident at 9pm and arrived with Kamala rescue services at the scene near the police box on the coastal road in Kamala where they found a British man lying unconscious on the road.
Col Yossaphat said, “Around 40 metres from the motorbike, we found a white van parked on the road that leads to Patong. The front of the van was damaged. The van driver was identified as Mr Sanakorn Boonjirapol.”
The motorcyclist was riding a Honda Zoomer-X motorbike downhill from Patong towards Kamala when he lost control and drove into the oncoming lane, hitting the van head-on.
He was found lying on the road unconscious by rescue workers who performed CPR on him whilst awaiting Patong Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to arrive.
However the Brit was later pronounced dead on arrival at Patong Hospital.
Prior to the accident, the van driver had picked up passengers from Andara Resort & Villas in Kamala and was heading to Patong.
The Phuket News is withholding the name of the deceased until it is confirmed that his relatives have been informed.