Two Germans killed on Khao Lak died on a road that had already claimed foreign lives and seen carnage

October 4, 2026 at 10:56 pm

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

in Crime , Living , Media , Thailand

The horrific deaths of two German tourists in Khao Lak have exposed a grim roll call of accident blackspots for foreign visitors at Thailand’s holiday resorts. Wilbert Schwiers, 64, and Gabriela Gulden, 63, died on Friday after police say a pickup ran a red light at their pedestrian crossing. Yet they were far from the first foreign victims along Khao Lak’s Phetkasem Road, where two others have died and four have suffered serious injuries since 2022. Meanwhile, Koh Samui has its own deadly record. Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton died at Lamai’s Zigzag Curve this year, while three foreign tourists were killed on the notorious Khao Pom descent.

German tourists Wilbert Schwiers and Gabriela Gulden join a grim roll call of foreign deaths on Khao Lak’s Phetkasem Road and Koh Samui’s notorious bends. ( Source: The Phuket News )

A German couple arrived in Khao Lak for a holiday last week. Two days later, both were dead. Wilbert Schwiers, 64, and Gabriela Gulden, 63, were struck while crossing Phetkasem Road on Friday night. They were using a controlled pedestrian crossing outside Orchid Khao Lak in Nang Thong. Police say a white Mazda BT-50 drove through a red signal before hitting them. Their holiday was due to continue until October 9. Instead, it ended on the resort’s main highway.

The couple had already reached the central reservation before continuing across the road. Then the pickup struck them. Both suffered critical injuries and were rushed to Khao Lak Medical Centre. However, neither survived. Police say the Mazda continued towards Thai Mueang without stopping. Investigators later traced the vehicle to a 37-year-old Phang-nga man.

The following afternoon, the man surrendered at Khao Lak Police Station with the damaged Mazda. Police charged him with reckless driving causing death and dangerous driving. A further charge concerns failing to stop, assist the victims and report the crash. Police said he confessed to the initial charges. Separately, investigators awaited alcohol and drug test results.

Khao Lak road toll rises to four foreign deaths as repeated crashes expose danger along tourist corridor

Yet Friday’s double fatality was not an isolated horror on Khao Lak’s main highway. Instead, it added two names to a disturbing four-year record. Four foreign tourists have now died crossing Phetkasem Road through the resort since August 2022. Another four suffered serious injuries in two separate crashes. The latest deaths came only three days after officials again discussed pedestrian safety and traffic signals.

Crucially, these accidents did not all occur at one identical pedestrian crossing. However, they happened along the same highway through Khao Lak’s main tourist communities. Phetkasem Road cuts through Khuekkhak, Nang Thong and Bang Niang. Hotels, markets, restaurants and other businesses operate on both sides. Consequently, visitors regularly cross a major highway carrying through traffic along the Andaman coast.

The documented fatal sequence began in August 2022. French tourist Jean-Yves Bornarel, 53, was using a zebra crossing in Khuekkhak. A vehicle struck him and left him critically injured. Mr Bornarel died while being taken to hospital. The driver remained at the scene and later faced a reckless driving causing death charge.

Afterwards, attention turned towards the crossing itself. Contemporary reports placed it outside a convenience store in Khuekkhak. It stood about 500 metres before the Khao Lak traffic lights. A local rescue worker also raised concerns about its position. The crossing stood just beyond the crest of the road. Therefore, motorists approaching from the north had restricted visibility.

Speed concerns grow after two tourists die and Czech couple are seriously injured on Khao Lak road

At the same time, concerns were being raised about vehicle speeds through Khao Lak. Phetkasem Road had been widened through the tourist area. Meanwhile, the municipal speed limit was reported at 70km/h. A rescue worker complained that insufficient measures forced motorists to reduce speed. Within weeks of Mr Bornarel’s death, another foreign pedestrian was killed.

Swedish tourist Bjorn Olof Johansson, 40, died crossing Phetkasem Road in September 2022. CCTV recorded him attempting to cross the highway in Takua Pa district. He was approaching the central reservation when a white sedan struck him. The impact threw him about 40 metres. Emergency workers rushed him to hospital, but he later died.

The 26-year-old driver remained at the scene. Police said the motorist admitted speeding and later charged him with reckless driving causing death. By then, two foreign tourists had died crossing Khao Lak’s widened highway within about one month. Importantly, their deaths occurred at different crossings several kilometres apart. Nevertheless, both were attempting to cross the same Phetkasem Road tourist corridor.

Another serious collision followed in November 2022. Czech tourists Vladimir Koci, 64, and Jana Koci Lhotakova, 50, were crossing Phetkasem Road in Khuekkhak. A pickup struck them and both suffered serious injuries. Meanwhile, its driver told police he had been travelling at 80km/h. He also said he had not seen the couple before the collision. Thus, within several months, two foreign pedestrians were dead and another two seriously injured.

German family struck at Bang Niang crossing as officials order fresh road safety measures in Khao Lak

Yet the sequence continued. In April 2025, German tourists Phillip David Lothar, 34, and Linda Raub, 32, were crossing outside Bang Niang Market. They were pushing their 23-month-old son Fiete across the highway. One vehicle stopped to allow the family through. However, a passenger pickup travelling in another lane continued forward and struck both parents.

Mr Lothar and Ms Raub suffered serious injuries and required intensive medical treatment. Their toddler escaped serious injury. The collision immediately renewed scrutiny of pedestrian safety along Phetkasem Road. Notably, the family had been using the zebra crossing directly outside the busy market.

In response, Phang-nga Tourism Business Association president Lertsak Pongklin raised concerns about the crossing. He said similar accidents occurred there almost every week. He also linked many incidents to motorists failing to slow down. The provincial governor subsequently ordered another package of safety measures along the road.

Officials were told to repaint pedestrian crossings and install speed bumps. Clearer speed-limit signs were also ordered. As part of the response, officials were instructed to repair pedestrian traffic lights. The measures followed a collision which had nearly killed an entire visiting family. Less than 18 months later, another German couple were dead.

Latest German deaths lift Khao Lak foreign pedestrian toll as Koh Samui reveals its own deadly roads

Friday’s collision also carried a significant difference. Mr Schwiers and Ms Gulden were using a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing. Police say the traffic light facing the approaching Mazda was red. Moreover, the German tourists had already reached the central reservation before continuing across the highway. Moments later, the pickup struck them.

Khao Lak therefore has four documented foreign pedestrian deaths along the corridor since August 2022. Mr Bornarel was killed first, followed weeks later by Mr Johansson. Mr Schwiers and Ms Gulden became the third and fourth victims on Friday. Additionally, four foreign tourists suffered serious injuries during two other crashes.

The accidents occurred at different crossing points. Therefore, they cannot accurately be described as repeated fatalities at one identical crossing. Even so, all eight foreign victims were struck while crossing Khao Lak’s Phetkasem Road tourist corridor. The cases now stretch across more than four years.

On another front, Koh Samui has developed its own grim record involving foreign road victims. Again, the crashes occurred at different locations. However, particular bends and steep roads have repeatedly featured in serious accidents. One recognised danger point is Khao Pom in Taling Ngam. Another is the Zigzag Curve in the Lamai area.

Australian sprint star Jemma Stapleton dies at Lamai curve as Koh Samui’s dangerous roads claim lives

Australian athlete Jemma Stapleton, 25, was killed at the Lamai Zigzag Curve on June 10. Ms Stapleton was a prominent Melbourne sprinter and Stawell Gift finalist. She finished third in the women’s Stawell Gift in 2025. She then returned to the final in 2026. Weeks later, she was holidaying with her family on Koh Samui.

Ms Stapleton was riding a motorcycle along Thawirat Phakdi Road at about 3.45 pm. Rain had left the road wet. CCTV showed her motorcycle losing traction as she entered the curved section of Highway 4169. It then slid across the centre line and into approaching traffic.

A black Subaru driven by a 38-year-old Russian man was travelling in the opposite direction. A second vehicle driven by a Thai woman was also involved. Ms Stapleton suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene. In a particularly harrowing detail, her family members were travelling behind her on separate motorcycles.

Surat Thani Provincial Police subsequently ordered a detailed investigation. Officers examined CCTV, witness accounts, forensic evidence and road conditions. The crash site was identified as the Zigzag Curve in Lamai. However, another Samui road carries a longer documented history of fatal crashes involving foreign visitors.

Khao Pom rises through Taling Ngam on the island’s western side. The road contains sharp bends and steep downhill sections. Swiss national Andrey Francis, 77, was killed there in January 2017. He was descending Khao Pom on a motorcycle with a 40-year-old Thai woman riding as his passenger.

Three foreign tourists die on dangerous Khao Pom descent despite warning signs and previous crashes

Rain was falling as they approached a downhill bend. The motorcycle then left the road and struck a roadside kilometre marker. Mr Francis was thrown down the hillside and died. His passenger survived with injuries and was taken to Koh Samui Hospital. Five years later, the same Khao Pom road claimed another two foreign lives.

Indian tourists Vinay Dutt Kaushik, 35, and Dhruv Tripathi, 34, died there on June 12, 2022. The pair were travelling together on a rented Honda motorcycle. Significantly, they had arrived in Thailand through Suvarnabhumi Airport only the previous day. Their planned holiday was due to continue until June 25. Instead, both were dead within a day of arriving.

The men were descending Khao Pom towards Koh Samui’s main ring road. At the crash location, the road was steep and contained a sharp bend. A witness told police the rider appeared unable to slow the automatic motorcycle sufficiently. Seconds later, the machine left the bend and slammed into a metal roadside barrier.

Both men were thrown from the motorcycle. Their bodies were found beyond the barrier on the mountainside. Both suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene. Crucially, local rescue workers already knew the location as a dangerous road with previous accidents.

Warning signs and safety measures had already been installed. Furthermore, specific warnings cautioned riders using automatic motorcycles about the steep descent. Reports following the Indian tourists’ deaths also referred to previous injuries and fatalities. Accordingly, Mr Kaushik and Mr Tripathi were not Khao Pom’s first foreign victims. Mr Francis had died there five years earlier.

Khao Pom death toll reaches three as other fatal crashes claim young foreign visitors across Koh Samui

The documented cases therefore establish at least three named foreign deaths on the Khao Pom road. Meanwhile, Ms Stapleton died at another identified danger point near Lamai. Her death added another prominent foreign name to Koh Samui’s road toll.

In parallel, other parts of the island have claimed more foreign visitors. Two German students, aged 26 and 24, died on Thawirat Phakdi Road in August 2017. Their motorcycle collided head-on with another vehicle in Maret. The crash occurred in front of Samui Court.

A Russian tourist was driving the other vehicle. Police reports said the German motorcycle had been overtaking a pickup. It then entered the opposing lane. The Russian driver was subsequently charged with reckless driving causing death.

More recently, Australian Carlos Guirguis died following a motorcycle crash on Koh Samui in March 2025. He was only 19. Separately, British tourist Tiger Duggan, 23, suffered catastrophic injuries in another Samui motorcycle crash this year. His accident occurred on February 1. He survived initially but died on February 19.

The Samui cases occurred at different locations and under different circumstances. Therefore, they cannot be presented as one sequence at a single notorious bend. Khao Pom itself, however, has a documented history of repeated fatal crashes. Three named foreign visitors died there in the identified cases.

Khao Lak pedestrian deaths mount despite repeated warnings, safety measures and repairs to crossings

Likewise, Ms Stapleton’s death occurred at another known curve. Her crash happened at Lamai’s Zigzag Curve. Other foreign fatalities occurred elsewhere across the island. Together, they document a wider series of fatal road accidents involving overseas visitors on Koh Samui.

The Khao Lak record is different. Its documented victims were pedestrians rather than motorcycle riders. Yet the numbers are stark. Four foreign visitors have died crossing Phetkasem Road since August 2022. Another four suffered serious injuries while attempting to cross the same wider corridor.

Moreover, official concern long predates Friday’s double fatality. Warnings followed the deaths in 2022. Further action came after the Bang Niang Market collision in 2025. Officials ordered crossings repainted, speed bumps installed and clearer speed-limit signs erected. Pedestrian signals were also targeted for repairs.

Then came Friday night. Mr Schwiers and Ms Gulden had arrived in Khao Lak only two days earlier. They were crossing at a controlled pedestrian signal. Police say the approaching Mazda faced a red light. The couple had already reached the central reservation before continuing across.

Seconds later, the pickup struck them. Both were rushed to hospital, but neither survived. Police say the Mazda continued from the scene. The suspected driver surrendered the following afternoon with the damaged vehicle.

Khao Lak and Koh Samui road deaths leave a grim roll call of foreign visitors killed at holiday resorts

Now four foreign pedestrians have died along Khao Lak’s main tourist corridor since 2022. Another four have suffered serious injuries. Meanwhile, Koh Samui has accumulated its own roll call of foreign road victims across several dangerous locations.

Among them was Australian athlete Jemma Stapleton, who died at Lamai’s Zigzag Curve. At Khao Pom, Swiss tourist Andrey Francis died in 2017. Indian visitors Vinay Dutt Kaushik and Dhruv Tripathi were killed on the same descent in 2022.

Elsewhere on Samui, two young German visitors died in March. Australian Carlos Guirguis was 19 when he died following a motorcycle crash. British tourist Tiger Duggan was 23 when he died after another crash.

These were separate crashes with different circumstances. The locations also differed. However, Khao Pom’s fatal history is documented. So is the repeated sequence of pedestrian deaths and serious injuries through Khao Lak.

At Khao Lak, one geographical thread remains unmistakable. All eight documented victims were crossing Phetkasem Road through the resort’s tourist corridor. Four survived with serious injuries. Four did not.

The first documented death in this sequence came in August 2022. The latest two came on Friday night. Wilbert Schwiers and Gabriela Gulden had barely begun their holiday. Two days after arriving in Khao Lak, both were dead.

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James Morris is a pename for an international writer based in Bangkok who works on various international news media. He is a sub editor with the Thai Examiner news website since it began in 2015. Son Nguyen is an international writer and news commentator specialising in Thai news and current affairs. He commenced working with the Thai Examiner News Desk in May 2018.

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作者：詹姆斯·莫里斯和孙阮

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两名德国游客在考拉的惨死，暴露了泰国度假胜地针对外国游客的一系列事故高发路段。64岁的威尔伯特·施维尔斯和63岁的加布里埃拉·古尔登于周五丧生，警方称一辆皮卡车在人行横道闯红灯。然而，他们远非考拉碧甲盛路沿线首例外国游客遇难事件。自2022年以来，该路段已有两人死亡，四人重伤。与此同时，苏梅岛也未能幸免于难。今年，澳大利亚短跑明星杰玛·斯台普顿在拉迈的之字形弯道丧生，另有三名外国游客在臭名昭著的考蓬下坡路段遇难。

德国游客威尔伯特·施维尔斯和加布里埃拉·古尔登不幸成为在考拉的碧甲盛路和苏梅岛臭名昭著的弯道上丧生的外国游客之一。（来源：《普吉岛新闻》）

一对德国夫妇上周抵达考拉度假。两天后，两人双双身亡。64岁的威尔伯特·施维尔斯和63岁的加布里埃拉·古尔登于上周五晚在佩卡森路过马路时被撞。当时他们正在南通的兰花考拉酒店外的人行横道上行走。警方称，一辆白色马自达BT-50轿车闯红灯撞上了他们。他们的假期原计划持续到10月9日，却在度假胜地的主干道上戛然而止。

这对夫妇在过马路前已经走到了中央隔离带，随后被一辆皮卡撞倒。两人均身受重伤，被紧急送往考拉医疗中心，但最终不治身亡。警方称，肇事车辆马自达继续驶往泰孟方向，并未停车。调查人员随后追踪到肇事车辆属于一名37岁的攀牙府男子。

第二天下午，该男子驾驶受损的马自达轿车前往考拉警察局自首。警方指控他鲁莽驾驶致人死亡和危险驾驶。此外，他还被控肇事逃逸，未停车救助受害者，也未报告事故。警方称，该男子对最初的指控供认不讳。另据报道，调查人员正在等待酒精和毒品检测结果。

考拉公路死亡人数上升至四名外国人，接连发生的交通事故暴露了这条旅游走廊的危险性。

然而，周五发生的这起双重死亡事故并非考拉主要公路上的孤立惨剧。相反，它为令人不安的四年记录又添上了两名遇难者。自2022年8月以来，已有四名外国游客在穿越该度假胜地的碧甲盛路时丧生。另有四人在两起不同的事故中受重伤。就在三天前，官员们刚刚再次讨论了行人安全和交通信号灯问题。

至关重要的是，这些事故并非全部发生在同一个行人过街处。然而，它们都发生在贯穿考拉主要旅游区的同一条公路上。佩卡森路穿过库卡克、南通和邦娘。公路两旁遍布酒店、市场、餐馆和其他商铺。因此，游客经常需要穿越这条沿安达曼海岸行驶的主要公路。

这起有记录的致命事故始于2022年8月。53岁的法国游客让-伊夫·博纳雷尔（Jean-Yves Bornarel）在库埃克哈克（Khuekkhak）过马路时，被一辆汽车撞倒，身受重伤。博纳雷尔先生在送往医院途中不幸去世。肇事司机留在现场，后被控鲁莽驾驶致人死亡。

随后，人们的注意力转向了人行横道本身。当时的报道称，它位于库克哈克（Khuekkhak）一家便利店外，距离考拉（Khao Lak）交通信号灯约500米。一位当地救援人员也对人行横道的位置表示担忧。该横道位于道路最高点之外，因此，从北面驶来的驾驶员视线受阻。

两名游客在考拉路丧生，一对捷克夫妇重伤，引发人们对超速问题的担忧。

与此同时，考拉地区的车速问题也引起了人们的关注。碧甲盛路（Phetkasem Road）在旅游区内进行了拓宽。据报道，该市的限速为70公里/小时。一名救援人员抱怨说，缺乏有效的措施来迫使驾驶员降低车速。在博纳雷尔先生去世后的几周内，又有一名外国行人丧生。

2022年9月，40岁的瑞典游客比约恩·奥洛夫·约翰逊在穿越佩卡森路时不幸身亡。监控录像显示，他当时正试图穿越位于达瓜巴县的这条公路。当他接近中央隔离带时，一辆白色轿车撞上了他。撞击力将他抛出约40米远。急救人员迅速将他送往医院，但他最终不治身亡。

这名26岁的司机留在现场。警方称，该司机承认超速，随后被控鲁莽驾驶致人死亡。此前一个月内，已有两名外国游客在穿越考拉拓宽后的公路时丧生。值得注意的是，他们的死亡地点相距数公里，但都是在试图穿越同一条碧甲盛路旅游走廊。

2022年11月，又发生了一起严重的交通事故。64岁的捷克游客弗拉基米尔·科奇和50岁的雅娜·科奇·洛塔科娃在赫伊哈克的菲特卡塞姆路过马路时，被一辆皮卡车撞倒，两人均受重伤。肇事司机告诉警方，事发时他的车速为80公里/小时，并且声称在事故发生前没有看到这对夫妇。就这样，短短几个月内，两名外国行人丧生，另有两人重伤。

德国一家人在邦娘路口遭遇车祸，官员下令在考拉采取新的道路安全措施

然而，悲剧仍在继续。2025年4月，34岁的德国游客菲利普·大卫·洛塔尔和32岁的琳达·劳布推着他们23个月大的儿子菲特过马路。一辆车停下来让他们先行。然而，另一条车道上的一辆客运皮卡却继续向前行驶，撞倒了这对夫妇。

洛塔尔先生和劳布女士身受重伤，需要紧急医疗救治。他们的幼儿则幸免于难。这起事故立即引发了人们对碧差汶路行人安全的关注。值得注意的是，事发时，这家人正走在繁忙市场外的人行横道上。

对此，攀牙府旅游商业协会主席勒萨克·蓬克林（Lertsak Pongklin）对该路口的安全隐患表示担忧。他指出，几乎每周都会发生类似的事故，并认为许多事故是由于驾驶员未减速造成的。随后，府尹下令在该路段采取一系列新的安全措施。

官员们被要求重新粉刷人行横道并安装减速带，同时还下令设置更清晰的限速标志。作为应对措施的一部分，官员们还被指示维修人行交通信号灯。这些措施源于一起几乎导致一家游客丧生的交通事故。不到18个月后，又有一对德国夫妇不幸遇难。

德国游客死亡人数最新上升，导致考拉外国行人死亡人数上升，而苏梅岛也暴露出其道路危险问题。

周五发生的这起碰撞事故也存在一个显著的不同之处。施维尔斯先生和古尔登女士当时正在使用信号灯控制的人行横道。警方称，迎面驶来的马自达轿车前方的交通信号灯是红灯。此外，这两位德国游客在继续横穿高速公路之前已经走到了中央隔离带。几分钟后，皮卡车撞上了他们。

因此，自2022年8月以来，考拉沿线已有四起有记录的外国行人死亡事故。博纳雷尔先生是第一位遇难者，几周后约翰逊先生也遭遇不幸。施维尔斯先生和古尔登女士于周五成为第三位和第四位遇难者。此外，另有两起事故造成四名外国游客重伤。

这些事故发生在不同的过境点，因此不能准确地描述为在同一过境点发生的多起致命事故。尽管如此，所有八名外国遇难者都是在穿越考拉府碧甲盛路旅游走廊时被撞的。这些案件至今已持续四年多。

另一方面，苏梅岛也出现了多起涉及外国游客的道路交通事故，伤亡惨重。这些事故发生在不同的地点，但某些特定的弯道和陡坡路段却屡屡发生严重事故。其中一个公认的危险路段是塔林岩（Taling Ngam）的考蓬（Khao Pom），另一个则是拉迈（Lamai）地区的之字形弯道。

澳大利亚短跑明星杰玛·斯台普顿在拉迈弯道丧生，苏梅岛危险的道路夺走了许多人​​的生命。

25岁的澳大利亚运动员杰玛·斯台普顿于6月10日在拉迈之字形弯道滑倒身亡。斯台普顿女士是墨尔本一位杰出的短跑运动员，也是斯托威尔礼品赛的决赛选手。她在2025年女子斯托威尔礼品赛中获得第三名，并在2026年再次闯入决赛。几周后，她与家人在苏梅岛度假。

斯台普顿女士下午3点45分左右骑着摩托车沿塔维拉特帕克迪路行驶。由于下雨，路面湿滑。监控录像显示，当她进入4169号公路的弯道时，摩托车失去抓地力，随后滑过中心线，撞入对向车道。

一辆由一名38岁俄罗斯男子驾驶的黑色斯巴鲁汽车与她迎面驶来。另一辆由一名泰国女子驾驶的车辆也卷入了事故。斯台普顿女士头部遭受重创，当场死亡。更令人痛心的是，她的家人当时骑着摩托车跟在她后面。

素叻他尼府警方随后下令展开详细调查。警员们检查了监控录像、目击者证词、法医证据以及道路状况。事故地点被确认为拉迈的之字形弯道。然而，苏梅岛的另一条道路却有更多涉及外国游客的致命交通事故记录。

考蓬山 (Khao Pom) 位于岛屿西侧，途经塔林岩 (Taling Ngam)。这条公路弯道急，下坡路段陡峭。2017 年 1 月，77 岁的瑞士公民安德烈·弗朗西斯 (Andrey Francis) 在此丧生。当时他骑着摩托车，载着一名 40 岁的泰国女子，正沿考蓬山下坡行驶。

尽管有警告标志且之前也发生过事故，三名外国游客仍在危险的考蓬山下坡路段丧生。

当他们接近一个下坡弯道时，天正下着雨。摩托车随即驶离道路，撞上了路边的公里标志牌。弗朗西斯先生被甩下山坡，不幸身亡。他的乘客受了伤，被送往苏梅岛医院。五年后，同一条考蓬路又夺走了两名外国人的生命。

2022年6月12日，35岁的印度游客维奈·杜特·考希克和34岁的德鲁夫·特里帕蒂在泰国遇难。两人当时租了一辆本田摩托车同行。值得注意的是，他们前一天才抵达泰国素万那普机场。他们的假期原计划持续到6月25日。然而，两人抵达泰国不到一天便不幸身亡。

两名男子当时正骑车沿考蓬山下山，前往苏梅岛主环路。事故发生地点路段陡峭且有一个急弯。一名目击者告诉警方，骑车人似乎无法有效减速。几秒钟后，摩托车冲出弯道，撞上了路边的金属护栏。

两人均被甩出摩托车。他们的遗体在山坡护栏外被发现。两人均身受重伤，当场死亡。至关重要的是，当地救援人员此前已知道该路段危险，曾发生过多起事故。

警示标志和安全措施早已设置完毕。此外，还有专门的警告提醒驾驶自动挡摩托车的骑手注意陡峭的下坡路​​段。在印度游客死亡事件发生后，相关报道也提及了此前发生的伤亡事故。因此，考希克先生和特里帕蒂先生并非考蓬山首批外国遇难者。弗朗西斯先生五年前也曾在此丧生。

考蓬山车祸死亡人数上升至三人，苏梅岛其他致命车祸也夺走了多名年轻外国游客的生命。

因此，有记录的案例表明，至少有三名外国人死于考蓬公路。与此同时，斯台普顿女士在拉迈附近另一个已知的危险路段丧生。她的死使苏梅岛的公路死亡人数又增加了一位知名的外国人。

与此同时，岛上其他地区也发生了多起外国游客丧生的事故。2017年8月，两名分别为26岁和24岁的德国学生在塔维拉特帕克迪路（Thawirat Phakdi Road）上不幸身亡。他们的摩托车在马雷特（Maret）与另一辆车迎面相撞。事故发生在苏梅岛法院酒店（Samui Court）门前。

另一辆车由一名俄罗斯游客驾驶。警方报告称，这辆德国摩托车当时正在超车一辆皮卡，随后驶入对向车道。俄罗斯司机随后被控鲁莽驾驶致人死亡。

最近，澳大利亚人卡洛斯·吉尔吉斯 (Carlos Guirguis) 于 2025 年 3 月在苏梅岛发生摩托车事故后不幸身亡，年仅 19 岁。此外，23 岁的英国游客泰格·杜根 (Tiger Duggan) 今年也在苏梅岛遭遇摩托车事故，身受重伤。他的事故发生在 2 月 1 日，起初幸存，但于 2 月 19 日去世。

苏梅岛的事故发生在不同的地点和不同的情况下，因此不能将它们视为发生在同一个臭名昭著的弯道上的一系列连环事故。然而，考蓬弯道本身却有多次致命车祸的记录。在已确认的事故中，有三名外国游客在那里丧生。

尽管多次发出警告、采取安全措施并修复人行横道，考拉行人死亡人数仍在上升。

同样，斯台普顿女士的死亡也发生在另一个著名的弯道上。她的车祸发生在拉迈的之字形弯道。其他外国游客的死亡事故则发生在岛上的其他地方。这些事故共同记录了苏梅岛上涉及外国游客的一系列致命交通事故。

考拉的情况有所不同。有记录的遇难者是行人而非摩托车骑手。然而，数字却触目惊心。自2022年8月以来，已有四名外国游客在穿越碧甲盛路时丧生。另有四人在试图穿越同一条较宽的道路时受重伤。

此外，官方对周五发生的双人死亡事故早有预料。2022年发生死亡事故后，官方就发出过警告。2025年邦娘市场发生交通事故后，官方采取了进一步行动。官员们下令重新粉刷人行横道，安装减速带，并竖立更清晰的限速标志。行人信号灯也被列为维修目标。

周五晚上，施维尔斯先生和古尔登女士两天前才抵达考拉。他们当时正在过马路，那里设有行人信号灯。警方称，迎面驶来的马自达轿车遇到了红灯。这对夫妇在继续过马路之前已经走到了中央隔离带。

几秒钟后，皮卡车撞上了他们。两人都被紧急送往医院，但均不治身亡。警方称，肇事马自达轿车随后逃离现场。第二天下午，嫌疑司机驾驶受损车辆投案自首。

考拉和苏梅岛的道路交通事故造成多人死亡，其中包括多名在度假胜地丧生的外国游客。

自2022年以来，已有四名外国行人在考拉的主要旅游走廊丧生，另有四人重伤。与此同时，苏梅岛也发生过多起外国道路交通事故，多起事故发生在危险路段。

其中包括在拉迈山之字形弯道丧生的澳大利亚运动员杰玛·斯台普顿。2017年，瑞士游客安德烈·弗朗西斯在考蓬山遇难。2022年，印度游客维奈·杜特·考希克和德鲁夫·特里帕蒂在同一条下坡路线上遇难。

在苏梅岛的其他地方，两名年轻的德国游客于三月份丧生。澳大利亚人卡洛斯·吉尔吉斯（Carlos Guirguis）在摩托车事故中丧生，年仅19岁。英国游客泰格·杜根（Tiger Duggan）在另一起事故中丧生，年仅23岁。

这些都是各自独立的事故，情况各不相同，地点也不同。然而，考蓬山的致命事故记录有据可查，考拉山也屡次发生行人死亡和重伤事故。

在考拉，有一条地理线索清晰可见。所有八名有记录的遇难者当时都正穿过度假村的旅游走廊——碧甲盛路。其中四人身负重伤幸存，另外四人不幸遇难。

这一系列死亡事件中首例有记录的死亡发生在2022年8月。最近的两例发生在周五晚上。威尔伯特·施维尔斯和加布里埃拉·古尔登的假期才刚刚开始。抵达考拉两天后，两人便相继去世。

周六凌晨，一名醉酒司机驾车撞倒了一名泰国女子和她的德国朋友。两人均不幸身亡。

两名德国游客在攀牙府斑马线被撞身亡。周五晚，一辆皮卡车撞倒了他们。

死亡陷阱：老挝母亲抱着婴儿在巴吞他尼府斑马线过马路时被撞身亡

一对年轻的德国夫妇，带着一个蹒跚学步的孩子，在攀牙府的一个斑马线处被强风吹下路。

在北碧府一个宁静的夜晚，斑马线竟成了法国游客的行刑场，一名悠闲的法国游客在斑马线上遭遇不幸。

曼谷一名年轻医生在斑马线附近死亡，一名警察因此被判入狱并被开除警队。

曼谷致命车祸案中心人物，警方指控高级警官之子驾驶保时捷跑车

本周，首相下令训斥“大笑话”并撤职副国家警察总长。

谎言与死亡大师，金店杀手的生平、行为和动机正受到警方调查，而他的妻子则逃离现场。

洛布里儿童杀手是一名小学校长，他本月为了取乐而杀害了3人。

詹姆斯·莫里斯（James Morris）是一位常驻曼谷的国际作家，笔名，他为多家国际新闻媒体撰稿。自2015年泰国新闻网站Thai Examiner成立以来，他一直是该网站的副编辑。孙阮（Son Nguyen）是一位国际作家和新闻评论员，专长于泰国新闻和时事。他于2018年5月加入Thai Examiner新闻编辑部。

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宪法法院周一的关键投票裁决或将颠覆泰国政府和政治格局 2026年9月27日

2026年9月26日，一名美国公民在芭堤雅被捕，此前联合执法机构突袭了他的郊区住宅，在其住所内发现了一个非法制毒窝点。

泰国警方发出警告，警惕假冒止咳糖浆。2026年9月26日，警方在四次突击行动中捣毁了一个假药帝国。

2026年9月26日，在帕岸岛谋杀并肢解哥伦比亚外科医生的32岁西班牙厨师上诉被驳回。

2026年9月25日星期五上午，芭堤雅一处民宅发生大麻种植场火灾，房屋被烧毁，当地居民出现头晕、头痛等症状。

2026年9月25日，一名33岁男子因母亲拒绝给他买一辆动力更强的车，在乌隆他尼纵火焚烧了自己的本田史酷比汽车。

部长们被指责忽视泰国农民。关键援助资金尚未提交内阁审议（2026年9月25日）

2026年9月24日，总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔因地方政府考试丑闻被议会正式传唤。

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