PHUKET: Police are seeking to identify a Western man whose body was found on an isolated stretch of road in Rawai early today.
Police believe the man, with distinctive brushed-back grey hair, could have been the victim of a heart attack. He carried no identification and his wallet contained just a small amount of cash.
The man, aged 45 to 60, was wearing a blue top, white jeans and brown shoes. He was found on the Kata-Sai Yuan Road, near the Karon lookout, in southern Phuket.
A red helmet was found near the man's Honda Click motorcycle. Phuketwan publishes the photograph above in the hope someone will recognise the man from his clothing.
He had suffered a wound to the front of his head. Police have not discounted the possibility that he was the victim of an early-morning attack on a steep stretch of the lonely road that would require him to travel slowly.
The man was travelling from Rawai towards Kata, on Phuket's west coast.
His death is the latest in a series of deaths involving motorcycles that has killed an alarming number of expats on Phuket since Christmas.
His body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City.
Phuketwan supports Mothers or Motorcycles (MoM) an action group that advocates compulsory wearing of safety helmets and greater awareness on Phuket roads.
Police believe the man, with distinctive brushed-back grey hair, could have been the victim of a heart attack. He carried no identification and his wallet contained just a small amount of cash.
The man, aged 45 to 60, was wearing a blue top, white jeans and brown shoes. He was found on the Kata-Sai Yuan Road, near the Karon lookout, in southern Phuket.
A red helmet was found near the man's Honda Click motorcycle. Phuketwan publishes the photograph above in the hope someone will recognise the man from his clothing.
He had suffered a wound to the front of his head. Police have not discounted the possibility that he was the victim of an early-morning attack on a steep stretch of the lonely road that would require him to travel slowly.
The man was travelling from Rawai towards Kata, on Phuket's west coast.
His death is the latest in a series of deaths involving motorcycles that has killed an alarming number of expats on Phuket since Christmas.
His body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City.
Phuketwan supports Mothers or Motorcycles (MoM) an action group that advocates compulsory wearing of safety helmets and greater awareness on Phuket roads.
This is so sad heart attack?? more like knocked of his bike. The police surely could track his name by his number plate.Or where the bike was bought from, or from the previous owner.That's how a Vachira nurse tracked my son. So if she can do it, the police could.
Monica (MoM)
Posted by Monica on January 15, 2012 14:58