RATCHABURI: The lead singer of Foryouband, a popular "songs for life" band, was killed when his car crashed at a roundabout in Muang district of this Central province on Sunday night.
Pol Lt Col Jitrakorn Rodtaweepol, a Muang duty officer, said the accident occurred about 9pm at the Huay Phai traffic roundabout at Moo 3 village in tambon Huay Phai.
He said the driver was killed. He was Nath-amorn Ratanamongkolsakul, alias Benz Foryou, 34, the lead singer of Foryouband of Ratchaburi.
Witnesses told police the car, a Honda Accord driven by Nath-amorn, hit a concrete barrier at the roundabout. The vehicle spun and overturned before smashing into the railing of a bridge across an irrigation canal.
Rescuers had to use a hydraulic jack to force open the wreckage and extricate Nath-amorn's body.
The singer's shocked friends rushed to the scene on hearing of the accident.
They and Nath-amorn had been at a friend's wedding party, about 1.5 kilometres away. Nath-amorn left after congratulating the couple, they told police. The next they heard, he was dead in an accident.
Nearby residents said the roundabout was poorly lit. Police were investigating.