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PHUKET: About 40 people were injured when a tour bus containing international students from Bangkok crashed off the road on Patong Hill about 2pm today.
The bus, heading up the hill from the Phuket City side, appeared to have rolled back down when it lost acceleration, crashing off the road and into other vehicles.
The bus was named 'Turtle With Friends'. It's thought the bus was heading to Patong, in a convoy of four buses.
The driver was seriously hurt. Thirty-nine passengers were taken to several hospitals in Patong and Phuket City.
Some people travelling in other vehicles were also injured.
The bus was the last bus in the convoy. The crash caused heavy traffic on the hill as police organised diversions.
The crash is likely to raise again the issue of whether buses used by visitors travelling to Phuket are maintained properly and able to cope with the island's hills.
Phuket Transport Department authorities have attempted to check Phuket-registered buses but many buses come from other parts of Thailand.
Names of the Injured
1.MISS. BINNY PRADHAN,25 YEARS
2.MR. SANTOSSHGTHAMPI,50
3.MS. BAWANI GURUGE,22
4.MR. AKHILA JAYASEKARA,22
5.MISS. SANDAR MYO,22
6.MS. SITTAT SHABNAN,22
7.MISS. MAR LAR, 24
8.MISS. NUSRAT EHSAN,29
9.MR.KSHI NJ (NEPAL) ,28
10.MISS. ROAJANA KAFLE,31
11.MRS. LUDURILA CHOUDHURY,57
12.MR. SOUNAK CHOUDHURY,57
13.MISS. KHINMYAT KYAW,24
14.MR. SAIZAYAR KYAW,27
15.MISS. EMAH IMMACULATH,54
16.MR.HASSAN FAROOQ,40
17.MR.NAEEM SHAHZAD,41
18.MS. MEDHA,28
19.MISS. SENG,24
20.MR.SHULAXAN SHARMA,33
21.MISS. JU KZUI AUNG (BURMESE),25
22.MISS. MAY THU MAUNG MAUNG,19
23.MR. ROSHANI BHARATI,27
24.MISS. YASHODHYA DHANAPALA,23
25.MR. SUBIR KUMAR BISWAS,26
26.MS. MEDHA (NEPAL), 28
27.MRS. SAGARIKA (Bangladesh), 27
28.MR. SAHEN (SRI LANKA),21
28.MR. INWANG AKPANUDO,54
29.MISS. SHAVINKI PERERA,21
30.MR. VICTOR ANANIKUMAR (INDIA),40
31.MR.PHATTANAN RUANGTRAKAN (THAILAND),27
32.CHILD, ROSHAN VICTOR,8
33.MRS. DELEY VICTOR,38
34.MR. JANITHA ANANDA THALAGOD,27
The bus, heading up the hill from the Phuket City side, appeared to have rolled back down when it lost acceleration, crashing off the road and into other vehicles.
The bus was named 'Turtle With Friends'. It's thought the bus was heading to Patong, in a convoy of four buses.
The driver was seriously hurt. Thirty-nine passengers were taken to several hospitals in Patong and Phuket City.
Some people travelling in other vehicles were also injured.
The bus was the last bus in the convoy. The crash caused heavy traffic on the hill as police organised diversions.
The crash is likely to raise again the issue of whether buses used by visitors travelling to Phuket are maintained properly and able to cope with the island's hills.
Phuket Transport Department authorities have attempted to check Phuket-registered buses but many buses come from other parts of Thailand.
Names of the Injured
1.MISS. BINNY PRADHAN,25 YEARS
2.MR. SANTOSSHGTHAMPI,50
3.MS. BAWANI GURUGE,22
4.MR. AKHILA JAYASEKARA,22
5.MISS. SANDAR MYO,22
6.MS. SITTAT SHABNAN,22
7.MISS. MAR LAR, 24
8.MISS. NUSRAT EHSAN,29
9.MR.KSHI NJ (NEPAL) ,28
10.MISS. ROAJANA KAFLE,31
11.MRS. LUDURILA CHOUDHURY,57
12.MR. SOUNAK CHOUDHURY,57
13.MISS. KHINMYAT KYAW,24
14.MR. SAIZAYAR KYAW,27
15.MISS. EMAH IMMACULATH,54
16.MR.HASSAN FAROOQ,40
17.MR.NAEEM SHAHZAD,41
18.MS. MEDHA,28
19.MISS. SENG,24
20.MR.SHULAXAN SHARMA,33
21.MISS. JU KZUI AUNG (BURMESE),25
22.MISS. MAY THU MAUNG MAUNG,19
23.MR. ROSHANI BHARATI,27
24.MISS. YASHODHYA DHANAPALA,23
25.MR. SUBIR KUMAR BISWAS,26
26.MS. MEDHA (NEPAL), 28
27.MRS. SAGARIKA (Bangladesh), 27
28.MR. SAHEN (SRI LANKA),21
28.MR. INWANG AKPANUDO,54
29.MISS. SHAVINKI PERERA,21
30.MR. VICTOR ANANIKUMAR (INDIA),40
31.MR.PHATTANAN RUANGTRAKAN (THAILAND),27
32.CHILD, ROSHAN VICTOR,8
33.MRS. DELEY VICTOR,38
34.MR. JANITHA ANANDA THALAGOD,27
Like many checkpoints in Germany for Trucks and busses -checking weight and brakes on the road- this could be easily done at Phuket Sarazin checkpoint.
Posted by Aachen on November 9, 2013 15:12