2-year online romance ends when Swedish man dies in motorbike crash

A heart-wrenching tragedy played out when a Swedish man lost his life in a motorcycle crash in Roi Et province. The 50 year old had been in the country for just five days, visiting his Thai girlfriend whom he had met online two years prior.

He arrived just a few days earlier to finally be with his Thai love. The Swedish man, identified only as Steefan, crashed his motorbike though there were no witnesses to the accident. According to residents, around 2.30pm yesterday they heard the noise of a motorbike speeding through the neighbourhood on Suvarnabhumi-Ban Dong Mai Road followed by a loud crashing sound and rushed to investigate.

At the scene, authorities found the Swedish man’s body in a roadside ditch, having lost control of his motorcycle at a…