The Phuket News was originally alerted to the accident by eye-witnesses who said that there was heavy traffic in the area.
CCTV footage from the junction shows a mini-van, heading north, stopped at a red light at the Old Airport Rd when a speeding 10 wheeler truck slammed into the back of the van, pushing it across to the opposite side of the road hitting one car and two motorcycles on its way.
The Phuket News has learned that the driver of one motorcycle outside of the view of the camera was killed instantly.
The truck ended up lying on its side at the wooded verge at the side of the road.
Police are currently gathering more information from eye-witnesses CCTV.
Update:
The Phuket News has learnt that the motorcyclist who died at the scene was Utith Zhaiyang, 34, from the Chiang Mai province.
It took rescue workers several hours to cut the driver of the truck from his cab. He and two other people from the other motorcycle were taken to Thalang Hospital.