webfact Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Phuket tour bus avoids car, but clips motorcyclist near Kata HillPhuket GazetteThe tour bus clipped a motorcyclist while swerving to avoid hitting a car near Kata Hill. Photo: Chalong PolicePHUKET: -- A man parking his motorbike by the side of the road near Chalong Circle escaped with minor injuries this morning when a Phuket tour bus clipped him while trying to avoid an accident.The bus driver told police that he was en route to Kata when a car cut in front of him near the Sarapan Pleng bar, west of Chalong Circle (map here), Lt Cholada Chokdeesrijan of Chalong Police Station told the Phuket Gazette.As he attempted to avoid hitting the car, the driver clipped the side of a motorcycle that was being parked by the side of the road.“The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries to his foot and knee. He was discharged from hospital after treatment,” Lt Cholada said.“The bus driver was charged with reckless driving causing property damage. He has paid the fine at the Chalong Police Station,” she added.The police declined to provide names, other than that of tour bus owner Best Way Trip Co Ltd, citing that the case was closed.Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2014/Phuket-tour-bus-avoids-car-but-clips-motorcyclist-near-Kata-Hill-23268.html-- Phuket Gazette 2014-01-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonexpat Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Not a good day for accidents in Kata. Passed 2 horrific ones today. In the morning ( looked like 1 dead ) and again in the evening, mini van and car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffer Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well, it's lucky the law doesn't allow victims to disfigure / dismember / terminate innocent members of incompetent bus / van / taxi drivers otherwise accidents would decrease overnight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Not a good day for accidents in Kata. Passed 2 horrific ones today. In the morning ( looked like 1 dead ) and again in the evening, mini van and car. If the same one I saw, just after 4 and before kata temple coming from chalong, also a watertruck was involved. Sent from my D90W using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonexpat Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I did notice the water truck. The one about 9:20 on Kata hill was pretty bad. It looked like a lorry went into the back of a bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 there was a horrific accident couple nights ago on soi threprasit, motorcycle taxi ran into the back of another bike, he came off his bike and a bus ran over his head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osiboy Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 so many buddha icons in his vision-line im not surprised,......they obviously helped him tho right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Not a good day for accidents in Kata. Passed 2 horrific ones today. In the morning ( looked like 1 dead ) and again in the evening, mini van and car.If the same one I saw, just after 4 and before kata temple coming from chalong, also a watertruck was involved.Sent from my D90W using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Just spoke to a guy who was behind it and just managed to avoid it that also a motorbike was involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojourner007 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Yet another road accident in Phuket caused by a Russian tour bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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