A student was killed and another badly hurt when their motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Maserati driven by a Russian in Sattahip district on Tuesday evening.

The crash happened near Khao Chi Chan forest park in tambon Na Jomtien.

The accident was reported to police about 6.40pm on Tuesday.

When police and rescue workers arrived two young men, both aged 17, were lying on the road near a damaged motorcycle. 

One of the teenagers was dead. The other was seriously injured. He was taken to a nearby hospital.

The dead youth was identified by police only as Phuriphat. He was the driver, police said. The injured youth was named Kiartdecha, and was the pillion rider. Both students attended the Thai-Austrian Technical College in Sattahip.

A black Maserati car with its left side badly damaged and its windscreen broken was parked at the scene. The driver, a Russian, was waiting for police. The car had no licence plates.