MIDNIGHT at the Oasis, according to the song, was a great time to be having fun. Yesterday, about 1pm, it was mayhem at the Oasis as a taxi driver apparently swerved to avoid hitting a tourist on a motorcycle.
The cab roared on, smashing into vehicles parked outside Mom Tri's Oasis in Koktanode Road. Most of the motorcycles belong to staff from the popular restaurant in Kata.
At least 10 members of the Oasis staff went to Chalong Police Station to sort out whether they will be reimbursed for the damage. The restaurant brought in staff from another Mom Tri establishment nearby to help out. Nobody was injured.
Phuket Storm Causes Flooding, Traffic SnarlsThe cab roared on, smashing into vehicles parked outside Mom Tri's Oasis in Koktanode Road. Most of the motorcycles belong to staff from the popular restaurant in Kata.
At least 10 members of the Oasis staff went to Chalong Police Station to sort out whether they will be reimbursed for the damage. The restaurant brought in staff from another Mom Tri establishment nearby to help out. Nobody was injured.
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Very lucky that no one was hurt. Most likely another example of driving too fast down that narrow, crowded road where local council forgot to put in the sidewalks - or perhaps reallocated the sidewalk fund to other "projects".
I am surprised that there has not been more serious injuries on that road as the lack of a sidewalk forces tourists, usually families, to walk in the narrow roadway. And most motorised traffic still continues to drive far too fast.
My heart has jumped on more than a few occasions as speeding water trucks narrowly missed pedestrians. It is only a matter of time before there is a serious incident down there - and I believe that the locals might have protested against the speeding trucks not too long ago.
Posted by Treelover on May 7, 2010 07:45