Phuket’s number of road deaths reached 35 this yr after a bike crash killed a foreigner early this morning. The accident occurred on Karon Beach Road on Phuket’s west coast at about 2.28am, in accordance with Ruamjai Rescue Foundation.
Rescuers and emergency medical service teams arrived on the scene to discover a garbage truck parked on the side of the highway. The foreigner’s body and a damaged bike were lying close by, The Phuket News reported.
The sufferer is believed to have died instantly after rear-ending the garbage truck. It is not recognized whether or not the person was carrying a helmet whereas riding, or if they have been fit to drive.
The basis didn’t reveal anything in regards to the victim’s identification, sharing neither their nationality, age, or gender.
The Thailand Road Safety Committee (ThaiRSC) mentioned that up to now this yr, 34 folks (not together with the victim in Karon) had died in street accidents in Phuket. Meanwhile, 5,883 people have been hospitalised after street accidents on the island. Today and yesterday there have been no deaths and 78 individuals injured in Phuket street accidents.
Last week, a tragic street death occurred in Phuket after a truck crushed a motorcycle rider‘s head. The incident occurred on the street operating along Rawai Beach in the Rawai sub-district in Phuket’s major city district.
The ThaiRSC reported in January that as many as 939,713 highway accidents have been reported in Thailand last year, up 4.7% from 2021. Spoiler killed 14,737 people, and injured 924,799 final year, ThaiRSC said. The committee reported that 536 deaths and 7,885 accidents had been among foreigners.
Meanwhile, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s Road Safety Centre reported 2,440 street accidents during the annual “7 dangerous days” (December 29 to January 4) when individuals head to their hometowns to mark the new 12 months..