Sixteen people injured after pickup truck crashes into a baht bus in Thalang, Phuket

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By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Thalang –  Sixteen people have sustained injuries after a pickup truck crashed into the back of a baht bus (Song Taew) in Thalang, Phuket.

Emergency responders were notified of the accident at 4:37 A.M. this morning (December 11th) on Thep Kasattri Road in Sri Soonthorn sub-district.

 

They and the Phuket Express arrived at the scene to find the damaged baht bus on the central reservation crashed into a tree. A damaged pickup truck was nearby.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/12/11/sixteen-people-injured-after-pickup-truck-crashes-into-a-baht-bus-in-thalang-phuket/

 

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[RichardColeman]

Can only assume the person that hit the big blue thingy has a middle name of Magoo !

[ThailandRyan]

Micro drunk with a microsleep....maybe brake failure.....

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Micro drunk with a microsleep....maybe brake failure.....

All 3?

[Lodestone]

What a retarded term, "baht bus." How about "bench bus" since that's what's characteristic about them: seating is on two benches facing each other. After all, the actual Thai word is something like song taw which just translates to two benches.