Irish student filmmaker and his Czech girlfriend were killed after their rented scooter skidded on a rain-soaked mountain curve on Doi Inthanon in northern Thailand before smashing head-on into a pickup truck during a deadly downhill descent.
A young Irish student filmmaker and his Czech girlfriend were killed in a horrific motorcycle crash on Thailand’s highest mountain after their rented scooter lost control on a rain-soaked descent and slammed into an oncoming pickup truck, triggering a major emergency response on the treacherous roads of Doi Inthanon and leaving investigators examining whether dangerous wet conditions on one of the country’s busiest tourist routes caused the fatal collision that shocked the victim’s Dublin community and prompted Irish consular assistance.
Irish student filmmaker and Czech girlfriend died after their scooter skidded on a rain-soaked descent on Thailand’s Doi Inthanon mountain road. (Source: Khaosod)
A young Irish student filmmaker and his Czech girlfriend were killed in a motorcycle crash on Thailand’s highest mountain after their rented scooter lost control during heavy rain and slammed into a pickup truck.
The crash happened early Thursday afternoon on Doi Inthanon in northern Thailand. Officers from Chom Thong Police Station received the emergency call at 12.20pm on May 14, 2026.
