PHUKET: A man was killed and his passenger seriously injured when a motorcycle failed to take a curve on the descent from Phuket's famous Big Buddha yesterday.
Rescuers found the man and his companion downhill from the curve, with the motorcycle continuing to plunge for about 100 metres about 4.30pm.
The man, Chaiya Teton, 37, who was wearing a helmet, was killed instantly. His companion, a woman, was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City in a serious condition.
In the worst crash on the Big Buddha road in 2011, five Burmese were killed when their pickup slammed into a tourist vehicle.
Rescuers found the man and his companion downhill from the curve, with the motorcycle continuing to plunge for about 100 metres about 4.30pm.
The man, Chaiya Teton, 37, who was wearing a helmet, was killed instantly. His companion, a woman, was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City in a serious condition.
In the worst crash on the Big Buddha road in 2011, five Burmese were killed when their pickup slammed into a tourist vehicle.
I am amazed that there are not more deaths on this hill, I have seen daily crazy racing up and down the hill by tourists and young workers on ATV's. I saw a large truck overtake on the blind corner were the Burmese were killed and one day an ATV with two large tourists drove right off the side of the hill and were very lucky a tree stopped them from serious injuries. I have watched crazy tourists on ATV's drive fast and loudly around the tourists riding elephants and now with the addition of Dune Buggies Big Buddha hill is a death trap waiting for it's next set of victim.
Posted by mike on May 21, 2014 11:24