A VETERAN British magazine publisher has died after crashing his car into a wall in Thailand at "high speed".
The publisher of English-language "Big Chilli" lifestyle magazine Colin Hastings, 73, tragically passed on Monday.
Medics and rescuers pulled the unconscious journalist from his Toyota Vios and tried to revive him with CPR, but were unsuccessful.
Colin was declared dead at the scene at 3.15pm.
Police Lieutenant Santichon Hoomart of the Sattahip Police Station said: "The car may have been travelling at a high speed before the collision.
"It was found that the driver had an underlying medical condition. We are investigating if this caused the crash."
A homeowner is said to have called cops when Colin's car crashed into their wall.
The officer added: "The victim is not believed to have been drunk. There was no smell of alcohol.
"There are no other charges in the case and nobody is under suspicion of any crimes. It was an accident.
"The driver's insurance will pay for the damage to the wall."
The publisher's body was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Bangkok Police Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
His daughter Angie Hastings, a former actress, shared a picture of her father on Instagram with the caption: "I lost my father - we are still in shock. I just need some time."
Colin was a veteran British journalist with Fleet Street experience who arrived in Bangkok in 1973 and worked on numerous publications with the Bangkok Post and at Media Transasia.
He became the first editor of Thailand Tatler in 1991, launching his own expat-focused publication, Big Chilli, the same year.
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