
PATTAYA — A tragic accident in Pattaya claimed the life of a foreign tourist and left his wife critically injured when they were struck by a motorcycle, whose rider was also a foreigner while crossing the street hand in hand. The incident occurred when a Thai driver had stopped his car to let the couple cross, but a motorcycle following behind crashed into them.
The accident took place just before midnight on January 29. The Sawang Boriboon Rescue Unit received an emergency call at 11:30 p.m. reporting a collision between a large motorcycle and pedestrians on Jomtien Second Road in Pattaya, Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province.

At the scene, rescue workers found a damaged KTM 1200cc motorcycle with Bangkok registration plates. The rider, identified as Mr. Artem, 26, and the two pedestrians were seriously injured. Miss Zhanna, 44, a Russian national, was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries, while her husband was unconscious. Despite rescue workers’ attempts at CPR, they were unable to save his life.
An eyewitness, Akadej, 34, told officials that he had stopped his vehicle to allow the foreign couple to cross the road. However, he then heard a big bike approaching at high speed from behind, which crashed into the tourists, sending them flying in different directions.
Police from Pattaya City Police Station’s Dong Tan subdivision are reviewing CCTV footage and waiting for the motorcycle rider’s condition to improve before proceeding with their investigation.
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