PHUKET: Police on Phuket are looking for the hit-run driver of a black Toyota Vigo pickup who killed two teenagers on a notorious stretch of high-speed road in southern Phuket last night.
Killed were Jenita Puriswanee and Piyaboot Tongang. The pair celebrated their 18th birthdays within days of each other last month. Khun Jenita was due to begin university on Monday.
The couple were struck from behind on the wide section of Viset Road that runs uphill from the Shell Museum in Rawai towards Chalong Circle, a strip that has become notorious for deaths.
Witnesses say they believe the vehicle that did not stop had Bangkok plates.
It's likely that police at the Tachatchai checkpoint between Phuket and the bridge to the mainland will be keeping close watch, although the pickup's driver has the alternative of going into hiding.
Officers were today trying to find a security camera that possibly recorded the fatal crash about 11.30pm.
The young couple had enjoyed a night out at Rawai beach and were heading back to their homes in Chalong. They were not wearing helmets.
Khun Pitaboot died at the spot where they were struck while Khun Jenita died on the way to hospital in Phuket City.
Local residents have urged the Highways Department to put a median strip in on the long stretch between Rawai and the hill crest on the way to Chalong Circle.
Locals often ride motorcycles on the wrong side of the road.
Drunks heading back from Rawai late at night have also often come to grief because the road appears open and safe to take at high speed.
The body of the young man, a student at the technical college in Phuket City, was at Chalong Temple today. The young woman's body was at Vachira Phuket Hospital and is likely to be returned to her family home in Korat, east of Bangkok, for cremation.
Killed were Jenita Puriswanee and Piyaboot Tongang. The pair celebrated their 18th birthdays within days of each other last month. Khun Jenita was due to begin university on Monday.
The couple were struck from behind on the wide section of Viset Road that runs uphill from the Shell Museum in Rawai towards Chalong Circle, a strip that has become notorious for deaths.
Witnesses say they believe the vehicle that did not stop had Bangkok plates.
It's likely that police at the Tachatchai checkpoint between Phuket and the bridge to the mainland will be keeping close watch, although the pickup's driver has the alternative of going into hiding.
Officers were today trying to find a security camera that possibly recorded the fatal crash about 11.30pm.
The young couple had enjoyed a night out at Rawai beach and were heading back to their homes in Chalong. They were not wearing helmets.
Khun Pitaboot died at the spot where they were struck while Khun Jenita died on the way to hospital in Phuket City.
Local residents have urged the Highways Department to put a median strip in on the long stretch between Rawai and the hill crest on the way to Chalong Circle.
Locals often ride motorcycles on the wrong side of the road.
Drunks heading back from Rawai late at night have also often come to grief because the road appears open and safe to take at high speed.
The body of the young man, a student at the technical college in Phuket City, was at Chalong Temple today. The young woman's body was at Vachira Phuket Hospital and is likely to be returned to her family home in Korat, east of Bangkok, for cremation.
Bangkok plates quite often do NOT indicate the owner actually resides in BKK. Virtually every vehicle bought on finance is owned by a company based in BKK and thus it gets BKK license plates, no matter where the holder of the vehicle resides.
Posted by ThaiMike on May 17, 2014 18:47