2 tourists killed in separate traffic accidentsListen to this articlePolice are at the scene of the Pattaya accident. (Photo: Amporn Sangkaew)PATTAYA/PHUKET — Chinese and Turkish nationals were killed in separate traffic accidents in the tourist destinations early Wednesday morning. In Pattaya, Li Borui, 40, was crushed to death by a Mitsubishi Pajero driven by his friend, Tian Hangyu, 36, at about 5am. In Phuket, 23-year-old Turkish national Yunus Acar was killed when his motorcycle collided with a van on Patak Road in Muang district at 12.35am. Wit, the 58-year-old van driver, said the victim rode straight onto the road from his hotel and turned right before the collision.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2026 05:02 UTC