PHUKET — A Lithuanian man was killed when a falling pine tree branch struck him while he was riding his motorcycle on Nai Thon Beach Road in Thalang district on Thursday.
Patrol police arrived at the scene on a road along Nai Thon Beach in tambon Sakhu after receiving a report from a resident around 11.30am.
The 43-year-old Lithuanian tourist, whose name is being withheld pending notification of relatives, was found lying motionless near his motorbike and was pronounced dead at the scene. His bike was damaged.
The officers immediately called an ambulance and informed their superiors. Pol Maj Witsanu Chalok, the investigation inspector, and Pol Col Salan Santisasanakul, chief of Sakhu police, rushed to the scene to investigate.
Rescue workers prepare to take the body of the Lithuanian man to Vachira Phuket Hospital on Thursday. (Photo: Sakhu police)
According to the police investigation, the tourist was riding along the beach road when a pine tree branch broke and fell onto his crash helmet. He sustained head injuries and died on the spot.
His body was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Police have notified the Lithuanian embassy in Bangkok about the incident.
Workers from the Sakhu tambon administration organisation cut and trim tree branches along Nai Thon Beach in Phuket on Thursday, following the incident in which a falling pine tree branch struck a tourist riding his motorcycle along the beach road. (Photo: Sakhu tambon administration organisation)
The area around Nai Thon Beach Road in Thalang district, Phuket, is lined with trees. (File photo)