Pol Lt Weerayot Seehabua from Khok Kloy Police Station in Phang Nga said officers were informed of the incident at 00.28am.
Police officers soon arrived at the scene, along with rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation and the Sarasin rescue team.
The 57-year-old man, Saran ‘Pan’ Kaewluang, who lived in Cherng Talay, was seen jumping off the left-hand side of the bridge leading onto Phuket.
He was seen floating on the water’s surface before he disappeared flowing westward with the current heading towards the open sea.
Officers found Mr Saran’s Phuket-registered blue Honda PCX parked about 100 metres from the halfway point across the bridge.
Rescue workers searched for two hours before suspending their search efforts.
The search for Mr Saran continued today. At last report, the rescue teams had yet to find any sign of him.
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