Police have pressed several charges including drunk driving against singer Manaswin “Tik Shiro” Nuntasane, whose van killed a woman and seriously injured her brother in Bangkok last Thursday.

A blood test found Mr Manaswin’s blood alcohol level on the date of the crash exceeded the legal threshold.

Police have charged the 63-year-old singer with drunk driving causing death and severe injury, reckless driving causing death and severe injury, and damage to others’ property.

The crash happened on a bridge in Sai Mai district of Bangkok at about 4am on Oct 10 when Tik Shiro’s van hit a man and a pillion rider who was his sister. The 21-year-old motorcyclist had parked the bike to let another sister pick up a water bottle she had dropped.

The crash instantly killed the 28-year-old pillion rider and threw the motorcyclist off the bridge onto the ground about 10 metres below. The sister who had got off the bike to collect her bottle survived.

Tik Shiro, 63, waited at the scene to surrender. He apologised to the family and promised to take responsibility.