Rassada –
A motorbike rider was pronounced dead at the scene after he crashed his motorbike into a central reservation and a power pole in Rassada on Saturday (August 3rd).
The Phuket City Police told the Phuket Express that they were notified of the accident at 1:50 A.M. on the Bypass Road (Chalerm Phrakiet Rama 9 Road) northbound in Sam Kong, Rassada.
Emergency responders and the Phuket Express arrived at the scene to find the damaged motorbike on the road. Nearby, they found the damaged central reservation and the damaged power pole. The rider, Mr. Siwakorn Weerapong, 48, from Krabi, was found deceased. A broken helmet was also found at the scene.
CCTV footage nearby shows that the motorbike rider was driving at high speed before losing control and crashing into the central reservation and the power pole.
