webfact Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Pickup slams Heroines' Monument in Phuket, one dead Phuket Gazette After rolling three times, the Phang Nga-registered vehicle came to rest below a sign promoting a merit-making ceremony in Phuket Town next weekend. Photo: Thavit Bilabdullar. Damage to the base of the Phuket Heroines’ Monument from yesterday’s crash. Photo: Thavit Bilabdullar. PHUKET: -- Police believe that the driver of a pickup who died after slamming his vehicle into the Phuket Heroines’ Monument before dawn yesterday fell asleep at the wheel. Thalang Police were notified of the accident at Phuket’s most iconic roundabout just before 4am yesterday. Arriving at the scene, they found the wreckage of a black Mitsubishi pickup against a roadside billboard. Its driver, 42-year-old Somyot Piwsalap, was thrown from the truck and was found lying unconscious on the pavement with multiple wounds. He was surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers when police and Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation workers arrived. Mr Somyot was given oxygen and CPR at the scene, but was pronounced dead on arrival at Thalang Hospital. According to witnesses, Mr Somyot’s pickup was travelling at a high speed on Thepkrasattri Road southbound when it hit the hard, concrete base of the monument. Deflected to the left, the vehicle rolled three times and took out a roadside safety railing before finally coming to rest against the billboard. Police identified the deceased by his civil defense volunteer ID card, issued by Thepkrasattri Municipality. They contacted the municipality in order to notify his relatives of the tragedy. Source: http://www.phuketgaz...ticle16204.html -- Phuket Gazette 2012-06-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 high speed ? no really ? hard to believe here ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 .....fell asleep. More likely drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looks like that cow is saying, "Darwinism at work." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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