66-Year-Old British Man Dies in High-Speed Motorcycle Crash in Sattahip
A 66-year-old British man, who had just returned to Thailand for one day, tragically died after crashing his motorcycle into a U-turn sign in Sattahip.
The tragic accident was reported to Sattahip police at 8:40 PM on October 5th, 2024. Police and rescue workers rushed to the scene at a U-turn sign on the inbound side of Sukhumvit Road in Sattahip district, Chonburi province, to find the foreigner with critical injuries.
The victim, identified by police as 66-year-old British national Mr. Garrad Nigel Melvin, had suffered a fractured skull and a large laceration at the back of his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mr. Garrad was believed to have crashed his red-and-black Kawasaki Z900 motorcycle, which was found heavily damaged nearby, into a U-turn sign. His wife, Mrs. Sureerat Garrad, 49, along with his unidentified foreign friend, rushed to the scene after hearing the news. They were all overwhelmed with grief.
According to an interview with Mrs. Sureerat, the victim had just returned to Thailand one day before the accident. He had gone out riding his motorcycle with a friend. Upon hearing that her husband had died after crashing into the U-turn sign, she rushed to the scene.
An eyewitness, Mr. Apiwat Subindee, 37, stated that he saw two large motorcycles speeding by. The first rider made the U-turn and headed towards Pattaya, but the second one, who was traveling at high speed, crashed into a U-turn sign, throwing the rider in one direction and the bike in another.
Mr. Garrad’s body was sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy to confirm the exact cause of death. Authorities contactee his embassy as well.
66-Year-Old British Man Dies in High-Speed Motorcycle Crash in Sattahip a Day After Returning to Thailand - The Pattaya News
