Phuket street racer slams into parked pickup

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

 

PHUKET:-- Police have yet to confirm any action taken against a man who lost control of his self-styled street racer on a bend and slammed into a parked pickup truck in Kathu yesterday (Feb 9).

 

The car, a Mitsubishi Mirage, slammed into a parked grey Toyota Hilux Vigo on the bend near Kathu Soi 2 on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd yesterday afternoon.

 

Capt Wattanatorn Bumrungthin of the Kathu Police was notified of the accident at 12:30pm.

 

“The Mitsubishi Mirage was heading to the Tesco-Lotus in Samkong,” Capt Wattanatorn noted in his report yesterday.

 

“The driver lost control of the car on a bend near the Shell gas station on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd (see map), and hit a Toyota Hilux Vigo parked there,” he said.

 

“Luckily, both people in the Mitsubishi Mirage suffered only minor injuries, and no people were in the pickup when the car hit it,” Capt Wattanatorn said.

 

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Wow! A Mitsubishi Mirage. That's a hot set of wheels that any street racer would be proud to own. Total d,,,head!

Some big damage there. 

 

Got to be at least a 400 baht fine for causing that accident.

I passed this yesterday- saw the car and immediately thought 'Boy Racer'. Looks like I was correct.

4 hours ago, Dodgydownunder said:

Wow! A Mitsubishi Mirage. That's a hot set of wheels that any street racer would be proud to own. Total d,,,head!

 

Too much power for young Somchai. Must have, what, at least 70hp with that massive 1.0lt 3 cylinder muscle machine!

He picked the wrong day, not a single raindrop on the street to blame...

i blame the pickup, should not have been left parked there in a totally legal parking area   

Probably 60 psi in the tyres...

10 hours ago, Reigntax said:

 

Too much power for young Somchai. Must have, what, at least 70hp with that massive 1.0lt 3 cylinder muscle machine!

And 160 km/h is too much of a top speed for these little cars (manual versions are even faster).

Judging by the damage done to that car, one can only imagine what speed it was travelling at.

 

While on imagination, I can't get it out of my head the damage it would have done to anyone crossing the road at/near the accident site. Considering the driver managed to hit a stationary pickup.

 

Really don't know why the police are dragging their feet over this, dangerous driving as a minimum. Leaving all comments aside about waiting for backhanders...................