Phuket taxi driver flees scene after going off-road, hitting power pole

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Phuket taxi driver flees scene after going off-road, hitting power pole

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Fortuner taxi came to rest after hitting a power pole. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are looking for the driver of a white Fortuner registered as a Phuket taxi that ended up buried in undergrowth in a field in Thalang this morning (June 4) after the vehicle wiped out a roadside sign and came to rest after hitting a power pole.

 

Officers from the Thalang Police along with rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation were called to the scene, on the Don Jom Tao Rd (Route 4030) in Tambon Thepkrasattri, Thalang, at 6:30am.

 

When officers arrived they found the white Fortuner buried in undergrowth after hitting a power pole after ploughing its way through shrubs from the roadside.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-taxi-driver-flees-scene-after-going-off-road-hitting-power-pole-67364.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-06-04

[Lingba]

another dimwit high on drugs...why else would he flee

[LivinginKata]

1 minute ago, Lingba said:

another dimwit high on drugs...why else would he flee

 

More like drunk (as well)

 

They flee as they have 24 hours to dry out then show up at police station without any penalty for 'fleeing'.

Edited June 4, 2018 by LivinginKata

[Goldieinkathu]

I thought all taxi drivers had to have their names written on the side of the vehicle?

[Psimbo]

53 minutes ago, Goldieinkathu said:

I thought all taxi drivers had to have their names written on the side of the vehicle?

That would be the yellow sticker on the door.

[Darcula]

1 hour ago, Goldieinkathu said:

I thought all taxi drivers had to have their names written on the side of the vehicle?

 

I'm guessing his name is Turd, but the "U" fell off.

[Goldieinkathu]

1 hour ago, Psimbo said:

That would be the yellow sticker on the door.

Yes, normally it's that yellow sticker and the name next to it on the front door.

 

[Goldieinkathu]

14 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

I'm guessing his name is Turd, but the "U" fell off.

I"m guessing it's "Twatchai" ?

[apophyss]

Official taxi ?

So, with insurance ?