Phuket Tourist Bus Plunges 20 Metres Down Ravine, Several Injured

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

A tourist bus on 1 February, plunged approximately 20 metres down a hillside ravine, off the Karon Hill road in Phuket, leaving seven injured foreign tourists in need of urgent medical attention.

 

At 13:10 local time, emergency services received reports of the incident near Karon Nui Soi, Karon Subdistrict, in the Muang District of Phuket. The authorities quickly mobilised rescue teams, including high-level medical responders from Patong Hospital, local medics, and several emergency units from the Phuket Kusontham Foundation.

 

Upon arrival, emergency teams found the tourist bus had veered off the road and tumbled into the ditch. The scene showed signs of damage to the metal barriers along the roadside, with visible evidence of the bus having struck and destroyed the crash barriers over a significant stretch.

 

 

Nine individuals who had sustained injuries were swiftly transported to Patong Hospital for further treatment. There were 5 makeshift and 4 females and were reported to be 4 Chinese tourists, 1 German, 2 Russians, 1 Thai woman, and 1 driver (later identified as Mr. Wira, aged 49).

 

 

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, as authorities continue to gather evidence at the scene.
 

Initial reports from dash-cam footage, suggests the bus driver was travelling at speed when he lost control, causing the bus to swerve, striking the crash barrier and then crashing through it and plunging into the ravine.

 

-- 2025-02-02

 

 

 

[watchcat]

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

The cause of the crash is still under investigation

 

No brakes?