A man with a mental disability was fatally injured while riding his bicycle on a road in Lampang late on Tuesday night, police said.
Jirayut Jinjam, 21, was found by passers-by with severe injuries lying on the roadside in front of the entrance to Jane & Joy 2 housing estate in Ban Na Por Tai village. His wrecked bike was found on the road.
He was rushed to the Lampang Hospital where he died.
The man, a resident of Moo 4 village in Tambon Ton Thongchai in Lampang’s Muang district, was known to have a mental disability and liked to ride his bike.
Police said the motorist who hit Jirayut turned himself in on Wednesday but police refused to identify the driver.