Famous Thai cyclist killed in road accident in Thailand

Famous Thai cyclist Nirantra Phramthong was killed yesterday in a road accident in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.

The 53 year old was struck by a 10-wheel truck at 8.10am at the construction site of an elevated road junction on the special highway linking Bang Pa In with Nakhon Ratchasima and died instantly.

The 41 year old truck driver, Pradit Thiangtham, didn’t flee from the scene and waited to inform the police of what happened. Pradit says he wasn’t driving fast because he was in a traffic jam and some road lanes were under construction. He claimed that he didn’t see the cyclist and only stopped when he heard a loud noise. He went out to check and found that the victim had already died.

Nirantra, a native of Pran Buri district in Prachuap Khiri Khan, has visited many countries around the world for bicycle tours and had just arrived in the province in…