The accident happened on Thepkrassattri Rd southbound in Mai Khao, just a few hundred meters south of where a 12-year-old girl was crushed by a truck last Friday (July 31). (See story here.)
The truck driver, Sonthaya Jinda, 30, from Nakhon Sri Thammarat, told police that he was resting in the truck when he heard a loud bang coming from behind the vehicle.
He exited the truck to find Pradab Srisongkram, from Phang Nga, dead on the ground beside his crumpled motorbike.
“The motorbike must have been travelling at high speed when it smashed into the truck,” said Lt Thanom Thongpan of the Tha Chatchai Police. “Mr Pradab bounced off and hit the road. He was not wearing a helmet.”
Mr Pradab’s body was taken to Thalang Hospital.
No charges have been filed, Lt Thanom confirmed.