Motorcycle Accident Kills Elderly Man in Lampang
A 63-year-old man named Ming was found dead beneath his motorcycle in tall grass beside Phaholyothin Road in Thoen district, Lampang province. Highway workers cutting grass discovered the body around 2:00 PM on November 5, though the crash likely occurred around midnight. Police and a hospital doctor are investigating the scene and have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
A shocking discovery was made when roadside grass-cutting workers found a man's body pinned under a motorcycle in tall grass beside Phaholyothin Road in Thoen district, Lampang. At 2:00 PM on November 5, 2026, disaster prevention staff from Mae Wa Subdistrict Administrative Organization in Thoen received a report of a fatal motorcycle accident at kilometers 601-602 on Phaholyothin Road in Mae Wa subdistrict. Rescue teams found a deceased man lying in the roadside grass with a motorcycle fallen on top of him. Preliminary investigation revealed highway department workers cutting grass nearby had spotted the fallen motorcycle and discovered the rider already dead beneath it. The victim was later identified as 63-year-old Ming, a resident of Tha Chum village in Phra Bat Wang Tuang subdistrict, Mae Phrik district, Lampang. Authorities believe the accident occurred around midnight the previous night. After the discovery, rescue workers notified Thoen Police Station investigators along with an on-duty doctor from Thoen Hospital to examine the scene and order an autopsy to determine the exact cause of the accident and death in detail.
