SAMUT PRAKAN: A 66-year-old cyclist was killed after a Fortuner sports utility vehicle crashed into his bike and seven power poles on Kanchanaphisek Road in Bang Sao Thong district on Monday morning.
The fatal crash occurred opposite the Chao Pak Tai (Southerner) association at around 7.30am, Thai media reported.
Bang Sao Thong police found a new Fortuner SUV with red plates on top of the remains of a roadside stall selling gardening materials. Seven power poles were damaged and a bicycle was lying on the ground nearby.
The body of a man, Wanchai (surname withheld), 66, in a cycling outfit was found lying about 10 metres away, Thai media reported. The left lane of the road was closed to traffic.
Relatives told police that the victim cycled this route every morning before returning to his house on Charoen Sanitwong Road.
Police said a 25-year-old man, the driver of the Fortuner, and two friends sustained minor injuries in the crash. They were sent to a nearby hospital. The driver was later taken to Bang Sao Thong police station for urine testing and police interrogation.
