PHUKET: Three European tourists were taken to hospital for observation after a mini-van crashed into a 10-wheel truck on Phuket's central highway today.
The mini-van driver told Kusoldharm Foundation paramedics that the driver of the truck changed lanes in Thepkasattri Road and he could not avoid crashing into the truck.
Foundation rescuers attended the scene of the crash, north of the turnoff to Phuket International Airport, about 1pm.
The mini-van was heading south from Phang Nga at the time. It is understood the tourists were taken to Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Phuket City as a precaution.
The mini-van driver told Kusoldharm Foundation paramedics that the driver of the truck changed lanes in Thepkasattri Road and he could not avoid crashing into the truck.
Foundation rescuers attended the scene of the crash, north of the turnoff to Phuket International Airport, about 1pm.
The mini-van was heading south from Phang Nga at the time. It is understood the tourists were taken to Bangkok Hospital Phuket in Phuket City as a precaution.
I quit MiniVans a long time ago, I don't really have an urgent death wish!
Posted by Lex on October 2, 2012 16:58