News Forum - Aussie surf star dies in Pattaya motorcycle crash

[Thaiger]

A well-known Australian surfboard designer has died after crashing his motorcycle in Chonburi. Kym Thompson smashed into an electricity pole while avoiding a truck turning at a junction on November 1. CCTV shows how Thompson was flung from his bike and skidded along the road. Rescuers said the entrepreneur died at the scene having broken his neck, arms and legs in the accident. His bike was found near the site with its bodywork severely damaged. Katawut Tangkaew, an eyewitness, said… “He was dodging the trailer at the intersection. The motorcycle was travelling very fast.” Thompson, from Torquay, Victoria, set up […]

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[Viggen840]

Road rules (!) in Thailand dictate that the driver of a turning vehicle is 'reckless' and totally at fault in an accident involving a following or approaching vehicle. It will be interesting to see whether this applies in this instance as it is surely a Thai truck driver in the vehicle turning and a farang who got totalled.

[Tezza1971]

On 11/3/2022 at 12:27 PM, Thaiger said:

A well-known Australian surfboard designer has died after crashing his motorcycle in Chonburi. Kym Thompson smashed into an electricity pole while avoiding a truck turning at a junction on November 1. CCTV shows how Thompson was flung from his bike and skidded along the road. Rescuers said the entrepreneur died at the scene having broken his neck, arms and legs in the accident. His bike was found near the site with its bodywork severely damaged. Katawut Tangkaew, an eyewitness, said… “He was dodging the trailer at the intersection. The motorcycle was travelling very fast.” Thompson, from Torquay, Victoria, set up […]

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I hope they charge the idiot truck driver with manslaughter for being so stupid as to turn in front of the motorbike, a common occurrence in Thailand sadly.

[Chas]

How fast was he going? 

I think "Som nam naa" is applicable here.