Karon Police were informed of the accident, beside the entrance to the Princess Seaview Resort & Spa, at about 8:40am.
Police and rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation arrived to find a Bangkok-registered Isuzu D-Max pickup truck with heavy damage to a door on its left side askew on the side of the road.
The driver of the pickup, Phonphrom Phadlek, suffered only minor injuries in the accident.
Nearby was a red, Phuket-registered Honda PCX motorbike with heavy damage lying on its side.
The body of its rider, Orasa Quesquiere (spelt เกส์กิแยร์), was still pinned underneath the pickup.
Phonphrom told police that he was driving from the Pullman hotel when he lost control of the pickup. The pickup spun out of control and wiped out Ms Orasa on her motorbike.
Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers transported the body of Ms Orasa to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Was tested for alcohol (result not confirmed) and taken to Karon Police Station to be charged with reckless driving causing death.