Wichit Police were notified of the accident at about 3pm.
Police arrived to find rescue workers from the Ruamjai Kupai foundation already at the scene, near the Phuket Animal Rescue Foundation on Kwang Rd, reported Lt Col Narong Muangduong of the Wichit Police.
In the middle of the road was an Isuzu D-Max pickup truck with a heavily damaged front end. On the ground in front of it was an obliterated Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R sport bike.
Dead at the scene was the motorbike rider, 20-year-old Chalermchart Podok, dressed in black jeans and a T-shirt.
A helmet was found at the scene.
Standing with rescue workers waiting for the police was the driver of the pickup, Kittiphiiboon Supa, 59.
“Mr Kittiphiiboon said that he was pulling out from the side of the road to head towards Chao Fa West Rd when the motorbike slammed into the front of his pickup at high speed,” Col narong said.
Police said they had yet to confirm Mr Kittiphiboon’s version of events with CCTV cameras in the area.
Mr Kittiphiboon was taken to Wichit Police Station for further questioning, where Col Narong said he still faces the possibility of being charged with reckless driving causing death.