Elderly cyclist killed by pick-up in Phitsanulok

A rescue volunteer recovers a bicycle hit by a pickup truck in Bang Rakham district in Phitsanulok on Sunday. The cyclist was pronounced dead at Bang Rakham Hospital. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha)

PHITSANULOK: A 72-year-old retired military officer was killed after being hit by a pick-up truck while riding on a mountain bike in Bang Rakam district in a routine morning exercise on Sunday.

Pol Capt Pongsiri Ampaipornpit, a Bang Rakam police investigator, said Lt Bamrungsak Luanark was cycling along Bang Rakam-Lan Krabue road when he was hit by an Isuzu D-Max pick-up driven by Kaew Kerdsak, 43, of Khon Kaen's Waeng Noy district. The accident took place at about 5.55am.

Lt Bamrungsak sustained a broken neck and bruises all over his body. He was rushed to Bang Rakam Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police were investigating the cause of the accident. Mr Kaew told police he was unable to stop his pick-up when Lt Bamrungsak's mountain bike suddenly swayed into the driving lane.



