BREAKING: Brit tourist killed in high speed crash on first day of Thailand holiday

Nigel Melvin Garradwas recovered successful a puddle of blood, with a fractured skull and terrible lacerations connected the backmost of his head, pursuing the clang successful Thailand's Chonburi province

A British tourer has been killed successful a high-speed motorcycle clang connected his archetypal time successful Thailand.

Nigel Melvin Garrad, 66, from Woking, Surrey, had precocious arrived successful the Southeast Asian state to sojourn his long-distance Thai spouse and friends successful the Sattahip territory of Chonburi province. He went connected a motorcycle thrust with immoderate pals to observe his arrival, but crashed into a postulation motion portion turning astatine a U-turn slot adjacent a span connected the nighttime of October 5.

The interaction was said to person flung the Brit from his spot and shattered his two-wheeler. Nigel's devastated person is seen successful the video astatine the country of the clang pleading for assistance and asking locals however the clang happened. He says: "What happened? You don't know? You don't f****** know, idiosyncratic knows. Who knows? Nobody knows? Oh, you're f****** joking me."

Police Lieutenant Colonel Thammanchit Sittisart, Deputy Chief of Investigation of the Sattahip Police Station, said officers were notified of the clang astatine astir 8:40 pm. They inspected the country wherever Garrad's reddish and achromatic Kawasaki Z900 motorcycle laic wrecked connected the pavement adjacent to a breached postulation sign.

He was recovered successful a puddle of blood, with a fractured skull and terrible lacerations connected the backmost of his head. The constabulary main said: "We person taken photos of the scene. Witnesses volition beryllium questioned to find the origin of the accident. The British man's assemblage was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine successful Bangkok to find the origin of decease for further ineligible proceedings."

Garrad's Thai partner, Sureerat, 49, broke down successful tears erstwhile she saw Nigel had died. She said: "Nigel has lone been successful Thailand for a day. He went retired with his friends to thrust his motorcycle. I rushed present arsenic soon arsenic I heard the quality astir the crash. I'm devastated. I ne'er thought helium would ne'er beryllium coming home."

An onlooker, Apiwat Subindee, 37, said she saw 2 motorbikes roaring crossed the road. One of them turned astir to caput towards Pattaya, portion the different smashed into a postulation sign. On September 9, different British tourer was killed portion driving a rented motorcycle successful Krabi province.

Billy Thomas James, 30, from Hammersmith, westbound London, was reportedly speeding without a helmet earlier crashing successful the fashionable Ao Nang country wherever thousands of backpackers stitchery for drinks each night. Police said they were unsure if helium had been portion driving.