UPDATE
The Finn killed in Rawai is Jari Peter Soder, 41. Relatives in Finland have been notified.
Original Report
AN EXPAT resident died when walking across a main road in southern Phuket from his favorite bar about 3am on Sunday, police said today.
The man, from Finland, was struck by a car outside the Asia Bar in Viset Road, Rawai, as he headed back to his home on the opposite side of the road. The man died on the road from massive head injuries.
The Andaman Boutique Resort is nearby.
Phuketwan has the man's name but is waiting to be told that relatives in Finland have been informed before publication.
The man has a Thai wife and had been living on Phuket for at least a year, Phuketwan was told.
Chalong police were called to investigate. Officers said the driver of the car that struck the man, Pragrob Kurlchaiyaphoom, 34, from Kathu, stayed at the scene.
The driver was being interviewed at Chalong police station today. The man's body is in Vachira Hospital.
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The man died on the road from massive head injuries. The Andaman Boutique resort is nearby.
How are these 2 facts related?? And what is the relevance of the 2nd??
Posted by another steve on November 23, 2010 12:35
Editor Comment:
It tells readers where the man died, on the roadway, close to the Andaman Boutique Resort.