A motorcyclist died on Monday after falling into a drainage system inside the Mahai Sawan underpass in Bangkok's Thon Buri district on Sunday, according to local police.
Police said Wanlop Homjampa, 29, from Ubon Ratchathani, was driving his motorcycle at high speed when it skidded inside the underpass. This sent the man skidding for several metres before he ended up inside a drainage opening.
The drain was left open after the lid was stolen, and it had not been replaced. The severely injured motorcycle driver was admitted to Taksin Hospital, where he later died.
The theft of the drainage lid has been reported to the police by the Thon Buri district office.
The incident came less than a week after a man fell into a poorly covered 15-metre-deep tube well on a road and died in Lat Phrao district, sparking a public outcry over the lack of safety measures on the part of City Hall and relevant agencies.
