Police said the accident happened at 1am on the Pattaya-bound Sukhumvit Road in Tambon Nong Plalai in Chon Buri&rsquo;s Bang Lamung district. 
The motorcyclist was identified as Somporn Chansawang, 44. 
The impact of the crash broke the motorcycle into two parts.&nbsp; 
Police took Chatra Ngiam, 29, a Cambodian worker who drove the pickup, into custody for questioning. He said he had exited a soi and had driven for just 100 metres when the motorcycle crashed into his pickup&rsquo;s rear.

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Ducati rider killed after crashing into pickup

A man riding a Ducati motorcycle was killed when his big bike crashed into the rear of a pickup truck on a Pattaya road early Thursday.