Israeli Man, 43, Dies in Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Thailand

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its consulate, and the Department for Israelis Abroad are coordinating with local authorities to repatriate the body for burial in Israel. The ZAKA International Division is also assisting with the repatriation process. Local authorities are currently investigating the circumstances of the crash.

This is the latest in a series of fatal motorcycle accidents involving Israelis in Thailand this year. In August, an Israeli motorcyclist died in a collision with a pickup truck, which Kikar HaShabbat described as a van, in the Kanchanaburi region. In March, Jerusalem resident Ofer Dahan died after losing control of a rented motorcycle in northern Thailand.

Additionally, two other Israelis died in separate motorcycle accidents in February. Shai Pinto, 51, from the community of Oman in the Gilboa, died on the island of Koh Samui, and 22-year-old Air Force career soldier Rostislav Noam Mirson died in northern Thailand.