Phuket motorbike crash claims life of Russian tourist

Another tragic road death has hit Phuket.

A motorbike crash claimed the life of a Russian tourist on a rural road in central Phuket yesterday, The Phuket News reported. According to a report made to Thalang Police, a motorcycle with two foreigners flew off a small road and crashed, killing the driver on the spot.

Police and rescuers arrived on the scene to find the body of 36 year old Maksim Fadeev. Fadeev was wearing an open-face crash helmet, which unfortunately did not protect him from an injury to his forehead.

The team also found Fedeev’s younger brother, 32 year old Andrei Fadeev, at the scene. Details on Andrei’s condition were not reported, however he was at least conscious and able to communicate with police and rescuers. Andrei was brought to a hospital.

A preliminary investigation found…