Four remain in hospital after Phuket bus crash

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Four remain in hospital after Phuket bus crash
Eakkapop Thongtub


18 people were taken to hospital as a result of the crash.

PHUKET: -- Four of 18 Chinese tourists who were injured after the bus they were travelling in flipped on bypass rd yesterday (July 26) are still in hospital receiving treatment for their injuries. However, all expenses incurred are to be covered by the tour companyʼs insurer, Dhipaya Insurance.

11 of the 16 tourists were initially admitted to Vachira Hospital, where three still remain. They have been named as Huang Xiang who has bleeding on the brain, Sun Hui who has a broken leg, and Chen Lihua who has internal bleeding.

Seven of the eight who were released have been named as Xo Yizhen, 27, Liu Jiajin, 13, Liao Yuan, 52, Zhao Hang, 21, Peng Shiqi, 4, Wang Qiuping, 32, and Chen Xiaoying, 41. One personʼs name is unknown.

A further seven who were taken to Bangkok Hospital but have since been released, they were named as Jiayu Gao, 5, Qi Peng, 40, Yun Ma, 27, Bin Gao, 37, Sun Li, 38, the driver of the bus Danai Kamdee, 25, and tour guide Thongkam Sealee, 23. All of them got first aid, not serious injuires.

However, another tourists named as Ma Ying broke both their shoulders in the accident and is still being treated at Mission Hospital.

The tour bus crashed, which belongs to BRT Travel, crashed into a ditch in front of the Premium Ouitlet yesterday morning and it took rescue workers several hours to free all the passengers who were trapped inside.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/four-remain-in-hospital-after-phuket-bus-crash-53384.php


-- Phuket News 2015-07-28

[clockman]

Amazing Thailand, come here for the sights, and a stay in hospital!

[NeverSure]

That's why they call Thailand a medical tourist destination.

[harada]

That's why they call Thailand a medical tourist destination.

A new Hub ?

[ROGER DUNN]

WHY does it always seem to happen in Phuket ???

seems to me that its a very dangerous place to live/ visit'

I know " accidents " happen everywhere, but more so in Phuket.

I wonder why that is ?

[Lokie]

WHY does it always seem to happen in Phuket ???

seems to me that its a very dangerous place to live/ visit'

I know " accidents " happen everywhere, but more so in Phuket.

I wonder why that is ?

- Insufficent Driver training standards

- Insufficent vehicle maintainance standards

- Insufficent Road Safety standards

- Poor standard of traffic control measures

- Poor Policing of highway rules and laws

- Poor infrastructure

- insufficent reliable, decent, safe public transport

- Taxi Accociations

- Corruption

- Yabbaa

- Alchohol

- Thainess

Am I getting warm....?

[Stargeezr]

I am sorry that the tourists got injured in this accident. When I travelled on a VIP
bus from BKK to Phuket, I did see the driver take a pill with his energy drink, and I wondered if
it was to keep awake, and if there were any other side affects. I feel fortunate that I have
travelled as much as I have around Thailand without ending up in some sort of crash.
Taking those mini vans from BKK to Hua Hin, are enough thrills for me.

Edited July 28, 2015 by Stargrazer9889

[robertthebruce]

Getting into a vehicle anywhere, in Thailand is dangerous.....