Thai Examiner
Young Russian man loses his life in motorcycle smash in Phuket on Thursday night as carnage continues
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Key facts
- Foreign tourist road deaths head towards 120 in 2026 as rented motorcycles dominate fatalities
- Phuket crash kills Russian biker Ilia Eid, 29, after his Triumph strikes a Mercedes-Benz
- Russian dies in Pattaya motorcycle crash as Thai road deaths approach 50 daily, with riders worst hit
- Russian motorcyclist Ilia Eid, 29, was killed in a violent collision with a Mercedes-Benz on Phuket’s bypass road on Thursday night
- Police find Russian dead beside wrecked Triumph as Mercedes-Benz driver faces questions over crash
- High-speed collision and possible U-turn under scrutiny as Phuket police examine CCTV and vehicle damage
Summary
### Phuket crash kills Russian biker Ilia Eid, 29, after his Triumph strikes a Mercedes-Benz. Police question the driver and investigate a possible U-turn. Across Thailand, motorcycles account for four in five road deaths, as tourist casualties mount.
Russian motorcyclist Ilia Eid, 29, was killed in a violent collision with a Mercedes-Benz on Phuket’s bypass road on Thursday night. Police are probing reports of high speed and a possible U-turn. Meanwhile, Thailand’s deadly road toll continues, with nearly 50 people killed daily, most on motorcycles. Foreign tourists are dying at a rate exceeding two per week, with 91 killed by October 5 this year.
A 29-year-old Russian motorcyclist was killed on Thursday night when his powerful Triumph motorcycle slammed into a Mercedes-Benz on Phuket’s bypass road. Ilia Eid, from St Petersburg, died at the scene after the violent collision.