PHUKET: A Russian man was killed early today when he lost control of his car on the Phuket west coast road between Patong and Kamala.
The car crashed into a ditch on a dangerous, winding stretch of the road north of Kalim.
The Toyota Vios, heading towards Kamala, ended in the ditch on the opposite side of the road about 6.10am.
Kusoldharm Foundation paramedics took the man's body to Patong Hospital. A nurse said that friends of the man had been notified.
It's not known whether he was wearing a seatbelt.
On Thursday, at a meeting with Phuket Governor Governor Maitree Inthusud, Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban listed this stretch of road as especially dangerous because the painted central line had worn away.
He also said the coast road stretch south between Patong and Karon was unsafe at night because street lighting had failed and was yet to be replaced.
The car crashed into a ditch on a dangerous, winding stretch of the road north of Kalim.
The Toyota Vios, heading towards Kamala, ended in the ditch on the opposite side of the road about 6.10am.
Kusoldharm Foundation paramedics took the man's body to Patong Hospital. A nurse said that friends of the man had been notified.
It's not known whether he was wearing a seatbelt.
On Thursday, at a meeting with Phuket Governor Governor Maitree Inthusud, Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban listed this stretch of road as especially dangerous because the painted central line had worn away.
He also said the coast road stretch south between Patong and Karon was unsafe at night because street lighting had failed and was yet to be replaced.
On the way from Patong to Karon the lighting is not the problem, but the usual potholes and cracks, especially in the corner next to the entry to Centara Grand. About 2 weeks after the last repairs they all re-appeared. When oh when will someone be able to fix that problem forever?
The next is the hairpin-turn around Centara Grand with the permanent flooding. Algae start to grow on the road and make it absolutely treacherous for motorbikes. I saw quite a few sliding under the guardrail already...
Posted by Fritz Pinguin on November 17, 2012 13:10