Retired Electrician Dies in Drunken Motorcycle Crash After Lent

A 60-year-old retired electrician, who had retired less than a month ago, drank heavily from morning to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent before riding his motorcycle home. He lost control on a dirt road, fell face-first into a waterlogged ditch, and died at 12:30 p.m. on October 27, 2026. Police Lieutenant Sriphrai Satchanaranont, deputy investigator at Huai Ma Police Station, received a report from village headman Phasakon Mokkhong about a fatal accident on a rural road in Tung Khao Maw, Village 3, Ban Tham subdistrict, Mueang Phrae district, Phrae province, opposite a water pump station. He informed Police Lieutenant Colonel Prommin Inthanon, station chief, and went to inspect with rescuers from the Ban Tham Subdistrict Municipality. At the scene, rescuers and villagers had moved the body to the roadside to avoid blocking traffic. A black Honda Wave motorcycle with Phrae license plates was found nearby. The village headman identified the victim as Thira Yut Phuphong, 60, a former electrician who had retired less than a month earlier and regularly socialized with a group in Village 7, Ban Tham. Before the accident, Thira Yut had been drinking with friends since morning and left around 11:30 a.m. before crashing on the dirt road. Investigation revealed skid marks on the road and minor head injuries, likely from impact with the ground. The victim was not wearing a helmet. When the motorcycle fell, his face plunged into the water-filled ditch. Police coordinated with doctors from Phrae Hospital to perform an autopsy. After completing the autopsy and investigation procedures, police will release the body to relatives for funeral rites. The cause and details of the accident remain under investigation.