Phuket novice monk in near miss with out-of-control car

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The novice monk dives for cover as the out-of-control Toyota ploughs into a parked motorbike. Photo: screengrab

 

PHUKET: -- A novice monk who was walking collecting alms on Saturday morning was lucky to escape uninjured when an out-of-control car ploughed into parked motorbikes close to where he was walking forcing him to run for cover to avoid being hit.

 

Yesterday (June 26), CCTV footage from in front of a shop near the Cherng Talay fresh market in Thalang shows a novice monk narrowly escape injury after a car runs into parked motorbikes sending them crashing onto the pathway where the monk was walking.

 

The novice monk seen in the footage, Phaiwan Dasanthat, 19, is currently studying at the Cherng Talay Temple prior to being ordained.

 

Full story:  http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-novice-monk-in-near-miss-with-out-of-control-car-62747.php

 

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A novice, not yet ordained yet wearing saffron robes. Is that usual? At least, from a safety point of view, it makes the wearer hi-viz.