Foreign motorcyclist flees Thailand after hit-and-run in Phuket (video)
A foreign motorcyclist remains on the run after fleeing Thailand following a collision with a Thai pedestrian on a road in Phuket, leaving the victim in a serious condition.
The Phuket Times shared footage of the accident on Saturday, February 1, with a caption that read, “Foreign motorcyclist hits a pedestrian in the middle of a Phuket road and tries to escape from the scene.”
In the video, the male victim was seen crossing the road when a motorcycle, riding at high speed, hit him directly and crashed on the road.
The motorcyclist, reported to be a foreign man, rushed to the vehicle and attempted to ride away from the scene when a witness intervened.
However, the foreign motorcyclist did not give up and tried to escape again. In the video, the foreigner appeared to run the motorcycle over the victim, who was lying on the road, in an attempt to flee.
It is unclear whether the foreign man managed to flee the scene immediately, as his actions were blocked from the CCTV camera by a sedan that had stopped at the scene to help the victim.
The Phuket Times later reported today, February 3, that the victim remains in a serious condition in hospital. Nevertheless, police left the foreign suspect at large, and he already left Thailand for his home country.
According to Phuket Times, the motorcycle was a rental, meaning the foreigner’s identity was easily determined from the documents he provided to the rental shop. His identity was publicly disclosed, but his picture was shared on the page.
As of now, police officers and relevant government officials have not yet clarified whether any charges have been issued against the foreigner.
In a similar case reported last week, a Russian man died on a road in Pattaya after a foreign motorcyclist hit him and his girlfriend while they were crossing.
A Thai motorist who witnessed the fatal accident told police and the media that he and other drivers had stopped to allow the couple to cross the road, but the foreigner, riding at high speed, ignored them, leading to the crash.
Two weeks ago, another motorcycle accident caused by a foreign motorcyclist was reported in Pattaya. The foreigner hit a Laotian woman and fled the scene without checking on the victim, who was severely injured.
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