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Well known Thai snooker player killed after being struck by a truck in Bangkok motorcycling home after calling wife
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Snooker great Worawit “Tek Hua Hin” Suriyasriwan, 59, dies after a truck slams into his motorcycle and drags him up to half a kilometre through Bangkok. The driver escapes, leaving him dead on the road, as police race to trace the vehicle using CCTV.
Key facts
- Suriyasriwan, 59, dies after a truck slams into his motorcycle and drags him up to half a kilometre through Bangkok
- Suriyasriwan was killed when a truck struck his motorcycle and dragged him up to 500 metres through Bangkok
- Police and rescue teams find snooker star dead after truck dragged him hundreds of metres along road
- The collision occurred at 3.40 am on August 22, 2026
- Police trace snooker star’s final hours after truck struck him outside a Bangkok village early Saturday
- CCTV footage becomes central to hunt after fleeing truck left snooker player dead on a Bangkok road
Summary
Thai snooker star Worawit “Tek Hua Hin” Suriyasriwan was killed when a truck struck his motorcycle and dragged him up to 500 metres through Bangkok. The driver fled, leaving the 59-year-old dead on Kanchanaphisek Road shortly after his final telephone call to his wife. Police are now racing to identify the truck through CCTV footage, while Siriraj Hospital prepares to conduct an autopsy.
A famous Thai snooker player was killed after a truck smashed into his motorcycle on a Bangkok road. The vehicle then dragged Worawit Suriyasriwan for between 400 and 500 metres. Instead of stopping, the driver sped away and left the 59-year-old dead on the carriageway. Police are now urgently hunting the truck through CCTV footage.