Phuket
Pole position for speeding Phuket driver

PHUKET: A Phang Nga man landed himself in Thalang Hospital after losing control of his Toyota Yaris while speeding along Thepkrasattri Road this morning.
The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and slammed backwards into a lamppost on the Northbound curve of the island’s main thoroughfare near the Sai Kaew Beach entrance in Mai Khao, shortly before 10am.
Rescue workers had to cut free the driver, identified as 26-year-old Pujjukom Rattakai, and extract him through the car’s front windscreen.
“He suffered some bruises on his body and passed out,” said Capt Thanom Thongpan of the Tah Chat Chai Police. “The rescue team had to give him oxygen on the way to the hospital.”
“Witnesses said he was heading out of Phuket at high speed and probably lost control of the car because the road was wet. He also received a minor head injury, but it’s not critical. He regained consciousness at the hospital,” Capt Thanom said. “We will question him about the accident.”
— Winai Sarot
Get more from The Thaiger
Join the conversation and have your say on Thailand news published on The Thaiger.
Thaiger Talk is our new Thaiger Community where you can join the discussion on everything happening in Thailand right now.
Please note that articles are not posted to the forum instantly and can take up to 20 min before being visible. Click for more information and the Thaiger Talk Guidelines.

-
Best of3 days ago
Beachfront restaurants in Phuket to dine with a view (2022)
-
Best of3 days ago
Italian restaurants in Koh Samui for pasta, pizza, red sauce, and everything else
-
Thailand3 days ago
UPDATE: Thailand introduces fine for not wearing seat belt in the back seat
-
Thailand3 days ago
CCSA to give thumbs up to 4am licensing in Thailand next week
-
Thailand3 days ago
Thailand workers could earn over 100,000 baht in Saudi Arabia
-
China4 days ago
Another new virus found in China reportedly spread from shrews
-
Events3 days ago
BKFC THAILAND 3: Moment of truth set for September 3
-
Indonesia2 days ago
Unexplained plane mysteriously sitting in a field in Bali