Phuket Car Crashes Into Overpass, 1 Dead

[george]

Phuket car crashes into overpass, 1 dead

Phuket Gazette – Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:14:03 PM

Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers had to use

'jaws of life' metal cutting equipment to remove the body of the

late Mr Somkid from the wreckage. Photo by Thavit Bilabdullar.

The Phuket-registered Toyota Vios after the accident in Thalang

District today. Photo by Thavit Bilabdullar.

PHUKET: -- A Phuket man was killed instantly this morning when his car slammed full force into a pedestrian overpass on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang District.

Thalang Police were informed of the latest tragedy on Phuket’s deadliest road at 2:20am.

Duty officer Somchai Nuboon, police and Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers raced to the scene, on Thepkrasattri northbound in front of the Muang Thalang School in Thepkrasattri subdistrict.

There they found the twisted wreckage of a white Toyota Vios against a concrete support pillar.

The driver, 34-year-old Somkid Saeleo, died instantly of massive head trauma and other injuries, including multiple compound fractures to his left leg.

A friend of Mr Somkid told police at the scene that the deceased was an employee of Pakco International Company, a water treatment firm with offices near Phuket International Airport.

He had attended a friend’s wedding in Baan Lipon earlier that evening, leaving at about 10pm for an unspecified destination Phuket Town.

The accident occurred as he was returning to his home in Thalang about four hours later.

Based on the damage to the vehicle, police presume the late Mr Somkid fell asleep at the wheel while driving at very high speed.

It was the second major accident at the pedestrian footbridge this year, following a high-speed crash of a pickup truck there in April.

In that case the driver was far more fortunate, crawling from the wreckage with only minor injuries.

-- Phuket Gazette 2012-06-24

[NomadJoe]

I would like to see what the statistics are on the number of speeding tickets written in Phuket every month. I have never seen nor heard of them citing speeders. Even the Highway Police who have a station on Phuket doesn't seem interested in enforcing speed laws.

At least he didn't take anyone with him.

[LivinginKata]

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[LivinginKata]

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[LiorW]

It looks like he flew into this support pillar, I mean literally from the air, by the position the car is in.

[anon10]

This guy took nearly a car out who drove in front of him when he left Timber Hut in Phuket town, I folllowed him and saw how he crashed into the pole.

Reason of this was to see or he was going to make it, because it took him at least 10 minutes to get into his own car after some girls tried to stop him from driving.

At the scene was a broken bottle of Black Label which the police took as evidece from the place of accident.

So who is speculative here ?

[LivinginKata]

This guy took nearly a car out who drove in front of him when he left Timber Hut in Phuket town, I folllowed him and saw how he crashed into the pole.

Reason of this was to see or he was going to make it, because it took him at least 10 minutes to get into his own car after some girls tried to stop him from driving.

At the scene was a broken bottle of Black Label which the police took as evidece from the place of accident.

So who is speculative here ?

Ok, that's a much more detailed post than your previous cryptic post. All I can say it's a shame you did not at least make an attempt to prevent him from killing himself or other road user. Perhaps getting the attention of the police/ bouncers during the 10 minutes he took to get into his car. Just saying ...