Jees what a day , ! Road Accidents

[The Big Mango]

Twice today , this morning @ the bypass turning towards tescos heading south and just now bottom of Patong hill.

When will this end... be safe out there :-(

[DrDave]

We passed by the one at Patong Hill just a few minutes after it happened. It looked like the 6-wheeler was probably going too fast as it came down the hill and rounded the bend at Wat Patong, hit the back of a small white car in front of it, then flipped over on its side. Unfortunately, there was a motorbike involved too - we saw the bike wreckage next to the truck, and could see that the paramedics were working on someone lying in the soi.

[Old Croc]

One seriously injured. The bike rider?

Reports are a European woman was involved.

Another case of Phuket brake failure.

[Tywais]

Truck wipes out motorists, shopfronts in Patong

PHUKET: One woman was seriously injured and three other people suffered minor injuries when a six-wheeled fully loaded with salt wiped out a row of shop and house fronts in Patong today (July 3).

The truck also slammed into the back of Honda car.

The driver of the truck, Kijchan Kijpitak, 49, from Samut Songkhram, told police that brakes on his vehicle failed as he was descending Patong Hill.
Police and rescue workers were quickly at the scene.

The injured have been taken to Patong Hospital. One woman who swerved to avoid the runaway truck sustained serious head njuries after she crashed into a roadside power pole.
Police have yet to release more details about the accident or the survivors.

- See more at: http://www.thephuketnews.com/truck-wipes-out-motorists-shopfronts-in-patong-53040.php#sthash.BIUX2tjA.dpuf

-- Phuket News July 3, 2015

[Tywais]

Breaking News: Two seriously injured in Patong Hill crash

PHUKET: Two women on a motorbike have been rushed to Patong Hospital with serious injuries after a six-wheeled truck lost control on Patong Hill, rolled backward and crashed into them.

Police and rescue workers rushed to the scene, at the bottom of the hill near Wat Suwan Khiriwong Temple, at about 12:30pm to find the two women on the ground behind the overturned truck

See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Breaking-News-Two-seriously-injured-Patong-Hill/61410#sthash.OUKXLRBm.dpuf

-- Phuket Gazette July 3, 2015

[Tywais]

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