Man in Thailand injured after falling face first onto durian in traffic accident

Straits Times

17-07-2025

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The motorcyclist was left with puncture wounds to his face from the spikes of the fruit.
A man in Thailand found himself in a prickly situation after a bizarre incident involving his motorcycle, a pick-up truck and a durian left him with dozens of wounds to his face.
According to Thai media outlet Channel 7 , the 48-year-old man was riding his motorcycle in the north-eastern province of Buriram when he crashed into the back of a pick-up truck on July 15.
The collision caused him to be flung off his motorcycle, landing face first onto a singular durian covered by a plastic bag.
The motorcyclist, known only as Mr Somchai, was left with puncture wounds to his face from the spikes of the fruit.
The Muang Buriram Police Station received a call for assistance at about 5pm that day, said Channel 7 .
When they arrived at the scene, the police found Mr Somchai slumped beneath a tree with visible puncture wounds to his face.
He said he did not know what he had landed on and that he was not speeding before the accident occurred.
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The police rescue unit discovered a plastic bag in the back of the pick-up truck with bloodstains that appeared to be from the injured motorcyclist.
The truck driver and owner of the durian told Channel 7 that he had stopped to buy the fruit for his family on the way back from the city.
He said he was not sure if anyone in his family would still want to eat the durian.