Thread: Cyclist unable to take steep hill plunges to his death in Chiang Mai ravine

A cyclist riding in Chiang Mai, a northern Thai province, was unable to steer his bike down a downhill road yesterday morning and plummeted about 30 metres down a ravine to his death.


Police learned of the incident, which occurred on a steep section of the Mae Rim-Mae Sai tourist road in front of the Pongyang Jungle Coaster & Zipline attraction, around 11am. Police say the 34 year old Kritsuphan Khanchai wrestled with the downhill bend before striking a guardrail and plunging about the length of a 10 story building into a ravine below.

The Bangkok Post says it took around 3 hours for rescue workers to collect Kritsuphan’s body. Thailand often ranks as one of the most dangerous countries in terms of road conditions, but most accidents are with motorbikes, and cars, rather than cyclists.



Cyclist unable to take steep hill plunges to his death in Chiang Mai ravine | Thaiger

Originally Posted by misskit

Police say the 34 year old Kritsuphan Khanchai wrestled with the downhill bend before striking a guardrail and plunging about the length of a 10 story building into a ravine below.

Wrestled with the downhill bend, or dodged 2 minivans and 2 pickups coming towards him, each of which were trying over/under take each other.

^ You called it.

In Bangkok, my taxi undertook a truck on a corner and I was okay, but after coming out of the corner, we came upon a bike coming at us on our side of the road. That was testicle-retracting territory.

Though not quite as much as when a certain Thai female (who shall not be named) accelerated into a brick wall from 5 metres away, with me in the front passenger seat. In my own car. Decided to press the wrong pedal.

"Brakes failed".