Thai teen motorcyclist hits, kills monk in Sriracha

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Speed kills again. A 16-year-old motorcyclist, speeding around a curve, lost control and killed an elderly monk in Sriracha.

A 16-year-old motorcyclist hit and killed an elderly monk in Sriracha.

Pra Thongpoon Ardsuk, 64, died at the scene of the Nov. 16 crash on Nongprue-Rong Pang Road in Nongkham District. The underage driver suffered a head injury.



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Police said the teen admitted he was driving the motorbike to pick up his mother from work when, speeding around a curve, he spotted the monk crossing the road and tried to swerve, but lost control of the bike and hit him.

The teenager was treated at Laem Chabang Hospital before being brought to the police station to face charges.