CHAIYAPHUM: A student was found lying dead by her motorcycle on a road in Muang district early Sunday. She was believed to have been killed in an accident.
She was identified as Prapis Khaisi, 22, a student at a university in the province.
Her body was found at about 5am in a pool of blood on Chaiyaphum-Bua Yai road near the entrance of Kud Tum Withaya School in tambon Kud Tum of Muang district. Her head was crushed and cracked open although she was wearing a helmet. She was thought to have died 3-5 hours earlier.
Police were examining the scene to determine whether another vehicle was involved.
Police were also looking for possible eyewitnesses and checking whether there is a closed-circuit television camera in the area.
Local residents said accidents frequently took place on this road at night, saying the lack of street lights was to blame.
