19 Die On Phuket Roads In July

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19 die on Phuket roads in July

PHUKET: -- Nineteen people died in traffic accidents in Phuket in July, according to official figures obtained from Wachira Phuket, Thalang and Patong government hospitals, and Phuket International and Ruampaet private hospitals.

Of the total, 18 people died in motorcycle accidents and one person was killed in a car accident.

During the same period 1,277 people were injured in road accidents. Of these, 1,225 were on motorbikes, 49 were in cars, two were on bicycles, and one was a pedestrian.

--Phuket Gazette 2005-09-06