Myanmar man struck, killed by pickup at deadly Phuket curve

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver of the pickup truck said that he was unable to stop in time when the man, Myanmar national 'Sar oo', ran out in front of him. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are still investigating the circumstances which saw a Myanmar man struck and killed by a pickup truck in northern Phuket on Saturday night (Mar 11).

 

Lt Col Sarit Butnongsang of the Tha Chatchai Police noted that when officers arrived at the scene, at the notorious Ban Ko En curve on Thepkrasattri Rd, they found a crowd of villagers gathered around a silver Isuzu D-Max that had a shattered windscreen.

 

“There were skid marks for about 15 metres behind the pickup truck,” Col Sarit said.

 

“On the road in front of the pickup was the body of a man, who had no ID on him. The man had suffered severe head trauma and a broken arm. He smelled of alcohol and a broken bottle of alcohol was in one of his pockets,” Col Sarit added.

 

Police also found a phone in the man’s pockets and called the most recently dialled number. “That is how we learned the man was from Myanmar,” Col Sarit explained.

 

“We then managed to get in contact with a friend, who confirmed that the man was known as “Sar Oo”. He was 42 years old,” he added.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-man-struck-killed-by-pickup-at-deadly-phuket-curve-61368.php

 

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At school (UK)  we were taught to walk facing on coming traffic (at least we get a chance to jump out the road)  every day i see farangs and thais doing the opposite!! It doesnt take much savvy to see the benefits