In the early hours of Thursday morning police and rescue services were called to the scene of a fatal road accident on Soi Kow Noi in the East of Pattaya which claimed the life of Mr Lee Mansfield, a 41-year-old British national.
            The Briton, owner of a popular bar on the soi, had been struck by a motor vehicle driven by a 44-year-old Thai female. She told officers she was driving down Soi Kow Noi on her way back to her residence when she saw a motorbike approaching at speed. The rider, who was apparently not wearing a helmet, appeared to lose control of the machine and veered into the path of her car, striking the centre part of the front grille.
            The driver remained at the scene while police and rescue services were called. Within minutes a substantial crowd of onlookers had gathered as had a number of foreigners and Thais who were clearly well acquainted with Mr Mansfield.
            As with all cases involving a fatality on the roads, they took the driver back to the police station to answer further questions regarding the circumstances leading to the accident.