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 males 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?

[dslocum]

What does "at speed" mean ???  

[watchcat]

8 minutes ago, dslocum said:

What does "at speed" mean ???  

 

Faster than standing still.

[smew]

Quality maintenance no doubt 

[Mywayboy]

Normal Thai driving excessive speed & no idea how too drive.

Buffalo & Cart more suitable for them.

[hotchilli]

Another case of driver error.

[Captor]

33 minutes ago, smew said:

Quality maintenance no doubt 

I wonder if original brake pads and other spare parts are used or cheap and ineffective copies? There is a huge production in certain countries (ex. Turkey) for copies. Especially brake pads that are not upto correct stadard.

[watchcat]

40 minutes ago, Mywayboy said:

Normal Thai driving excessive speed & no idea how too drive.

Buffalo & Cart more suitable for them.

 

I think you're spot on wiith this.

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, Mywayboy said:

Normal Thai driving excessive speed & no idea how too drive.

Buffalo & Cart more suitable for them.

[Theforgotten1]

Thais the greatest drivers in the world, I’ve been told that so many times , they are just unfortunate that the roads are not inline with them 

[LivingNThailand]

Another newspaper said it may be caused by slippery road conditions.  Huh?  It hasn't rained here in 3-4 weeks.   

[steven100]

speeding again of coarse .....    that's what caused the accident. 

[kuzmabruk]

self driving buses are being tested in South Korea, China, North America and Europe.  They are the only solution to all problems in Thailand.  send all truck drivers, bus drivers, and taxi drivers back to the farm to live with grandma.  It only a few years away (3-5) in China and other asian countries - hope that is also true in Thailand.  even if you disabled all but one of the cameras, the current self driving vehicles are 100 times better than the best driver in Thailand.