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Thailand's 'Michael Jackson' bows in sorrow over fatal road crash

Manasawin Nantasen faces a reckless driving charge, with a maximum penalty on conviction of 10 years' jail

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By AFP

Published: Thu 10 Oct 2024, 12:37 PM

A high-profile Thai pop singer knelt on a road and bowed in apology, video showed on Thursday, after a car accident in which police said he killed a woman and critically injured her brother.

Manasawin Nantasen faces a reckless driving charge, with a maximum penalty on conviction of 10 years' jail. Police said they expect him to cooperate with investigations.

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Known as Tik Shiro, he rose to fame in the 1980s and his decades-long music career, fedora hats and moonwalk-inspired dance moves earned him the nickname "Thailand's Michael Jackson".

He was driving his Hyundai people-carrier across a bridge in Bangkok when he hit a stationary motorbike, killing a 28-year-old woman named only as Tianporn, and knocking her brother Chakkraphat, 21, off the structure, leaving him critically injured, police said.

Footage on social media showed the 63-year-old star on his knees at the scene, apologising to the victims and their families.

"Throughout my life, I never imagined committing such an incident," he said. "It should not have happened," he added, bowing deeply.

Local media reports said the celebrity would pay 100,000 baht ($3,000; Dh11,019) for Tianporn's funeral expenses and cover Chakkraphat's medical costs.

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Published: Thu 10 Oct 2024, 12:37 PM

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