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The crane peeled back the roof of the Phuket  tourist minivan

Phuket Tourists Hurt As Crane Peels Back Minivan Roof

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
PHUKET: A crane crashed into a tourist minivan today in southern Phuket, injuring seven Russians and narrowly avoiding a much worse mishap.

The crane peeled back the roof of the minivan as it was heading from Karon to Phuket Town, in Patak Road close to Chalong Circle, about 9.30am.

The Thai driver and seven of the people in the vehicle were taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City for treatment.

Most were suffering from minor head and facial injuries.

The crash came opposite Patak Villa in Chalong, not far from the HomePro entrance.

How the crane came to be dangling over the roadway remains a mystery.

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Oh My!

A lucky escape I think, any lower and it may have been tragic!!

Posted by Sean on December 18, 2012 11:22

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"How the crane came to be dangling over the roadway remains a mystery."
Does this mean, the crane driver wasn't around, at the time, the police came to ask?
On picture one, it looks like, the crane came from/ was on private ground.
On picture 3, you can see the reason, for the 'dangling', lots of cables to underpass.
I'm not going to speculate about the speed of the van with tourists, nor the willingness of the driver, to slow down a bit. It's a white van, only some blue letters missing!!

Posted by Anonymous on December 18, 2012 11:57

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Strange photos, seems to be two cranes involved, which one was involved in the accident? Lucky no major injuries or death. How the crane came to be dangling over the road, well let's try incompetence, stupidity and complete lack of care, I could go on, but I think most readers know what I mean.

Posted by dbate_me on December 18, 2012 12:00


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