A Midlothian tourist has died after a horror motorcycle crash on a Thai island, with the passenger also seriously injured.
James Stephenson Young, from Bonnyrigg, and a friend, Pierre, are believed to have been drinking at a local bar on Koh Samui before trying to ride back to their hotel. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when their white Hondo scooter ploughed into the back of a garbage truck.
According to the Record, paramedics arrived at the scene and attempted to revive James and perform CPR, but he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene, found to have a broken neck and severe head wounds.
