Chinese Man Killed in Pattaya After Friend Reverses Car Outside Hotel

2026-01-28 - 03:11

PATTAYA — 28 January 2026, A Chinese man was killed early Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle driven by a close friend outside a hotel, police said. The incident occurred at about 05:00 at a hotel in the Jomtien area of Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province. Pol. Lt. Col. Chinawat Thisala, an investigator at Pattaya City Police Station, said officers were notified of a vehicle-pedestrian accident involving a critically injured man. Rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation and a medical team from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya were dispatched to the scene. Police found a foreign man, later identified as Mr. Li Borui, 40, a Chinese national, lying unresponsive in a pool of blood in front of the hotel. He had no pulse. Rescue workers and medical staff attempted first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but the man succumbed to his injuries at the scene. A preliminary examination found severe head trauma and a broken neck, believed to have been caused by a violent impact. The area was secured and the body covered while police conducted an initial investigation. Nearby, officers found a brown Mitsubishi Pajero with Bangkok licence plates, its front end lodged against a hotel wall. The driver, 36, and a Chinese national, appeared shaken and distressed. According to a preliminary statement given through a Thai woman acting as an interpreter, the driver, the victim and the interpreter had returned from a meal and driven to the hotel to drop off Mr. Li. After the drop-off, the driver reversed the vehicle to leave the area. At that moment, Mr. Li was sitting in the roadway tying his shoes in a blind spot in front of the hotel. The driver did not see him and struck him while reversing, dragging his body along the ground, police said. After the incident, those at the scene contacted emergency services for assistance. Pol. Lt. Col. Chinawat said investigators documented the scene and secured CCTV footage for evidence. The driver was taken in for further questioning. The victim’s body was transferred to a hospital for preservation pending coordination with relatives for funeral arrangements in accordance with religious customs.