A BRIT has died in a horror crash in Thailand after losing control of his motorbike.
The 48-year-old was riding his white Honda Click when he veered into the opposite lane and smashed into another vehicle in Krabi province.
The 48-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Krabi, ThailandAsia Pacific Press
The collision sent him spinning toward the grassy roadside, where he was found by police officers in the Ao Nang district at around 10am on Thursday.
He was discovered with severe head injuries and pronounced dead at the scene before paramedics took away his body.
The other unnamed driver, 35, who had been riding a Honda Wave with a sidecar attached, was at the scene waiting for the officers.
He was taken to the police station for questioning.
The man’s wife, who has not been named, said he was visiting her for one of his regular holidays to Thailand and had only arrived in the country the day before.
She said: “I am still in shock. I always told him to be careful on the motorbike. I don’t know how he could crash.”
Cops believe the Brit may have swerved and lost control when he realised he was driving in the opposite lane.
Police Captain Thirakorn Thairit said: “The police intend to interview the other driver and witnesses as part of the legal process.
“The dead man’s body will be handed over to his wife for funeral arrangements.
“The British Embassy in Bangkok has been contacted and informed of the death of their citizen.”
Thailand has one of the world’s worst road safety records.
Ministers have set the goal of reducing fatalities from 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 12 per 100,000 people by the year 2027.
But lack of road safety education along with easy driving tests, police failures to enforce road laws, and chronic under-investment in roads, have hampered the efforts.