Woman Survives 10-Metre Cliff Fall in Phuket Motorcycle Crash

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

A 22-year-old woman narrowly escaped serious injury after losing control of her motorcycle and plunging off a 10-metre-high roadside cliff in Patong.

At approximately 13:35 on 30 May, officers from Patong Police Station received a report from the emergency radio centre of a motorcycle crash on Muen Ngen Road, behind a hotel in Patong subdistrict, Kathu district.

Investigating officer Pol Sub-Lt Channarong Prakongkuea, along with rescue personnel from the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation, arrived promptly at the scene. They discovered a cream-coloured Honda Scoopy with registration number from Phuket, parked at the roadside with only minor damage.

According to initial reports, the driver was identified as Miss Intira Dao, 22, who had been riding with a pillion passenger, Mrs Pathumthip Kuea-det, 41. The pair were reportedly returning home from visiting relatives and were en route to their residence near the mosque in Soi Khok Makham.

The crash occurred on a steep downhill curve along Muen Ngen Road. Miss Intira reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to graze a roadside barrier before she fell off the road and tumbled approximately 10 metres down the embankment. She sustained only minor injuries to her mouth and remained conscious throughout.

Rescue workers safely retrieved her from the slope, using a rescue stretcher and transported her to Patong Hospital for further treatment.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-06-01.