Van Hits Cyclist at Mae Sot U-Turn, Killing Myanmar Worker
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A Myanmar man was killed when a passenger van struck his bicycle near his home in Mae Sot. His wife collapsed in grief when rescuers uncovered the body, revealing it was her husband, who had been cycling home after his night shift to have dinner with their 9-year-old son.
On October 28, 2026, at 8:00 PM, Police Lieutenant Rang Daowadueng, Superintendent of Mae Sot Police Station in Tak Province, was notified of a fatal accident involving a passenger van hitting a bicycle at a U-turn point on Chalermthep Road in Mae Sot District. He proceeded to the scene with rescue units from the Mae Pa Subdistrict Administrative Organization.
The accident occurred on a busy Mae Sot ring road with heavy traffic day and night. At the U-turn point in the middle of the road, a white passenger van was found stopped with its front windshield shattered in a large hole and extensively damaged. The driver, 39-year-old Mr. Wichian, was waiting to give a statement to police while in shock. Nearby lay a black bicycle that had been struck so violently it was broken in two, its frame twisted and lying on the roadside. A short distance away, rescuers found the body of 44-year-old Myanmar national Mr. Mongae, lying dead in a pool of blood with a severely fractured skull, deep lacerations, and broken arms and legs.
As the incident unfolded, a large crowd gathered, including 42-year-old Ms. Mo, the deceased's wife, who had come to see what happened but did not yet know the victim was her husband. When rescuers lifted the covering cloth, Ms. Mo screamed and collapsed to her knees in tears, prompting rescue workers to attend to her.
Preliminary investigation revealed that before the accident, Mr. Mongae had finished his night shift and was cycling home to eat with his wife and 9-year-old son, who were waiting at their house not far from the scene. As he crossed the road to enter the U-turn without noticing oncoming traffic, the van plowed into him, killing him instantly at the scene.
