Ten-wheeler brake failure causes multi-car crash in Phuket

Matichon•Society•38m ago

Reader Briefing

A ten-wheeler truck with brake failure crashed into four vehicles at the Phuket New Bus Terminal intersection, causing multiple injuries.

•The accident occurred at 08:25 on November 14 at the traffic light intersection in front of the Phuket New Bus Terminal.
•A ten-wheeler truck collided with four other vehicles: one Honda Jazz, two Toyota pickup trucks, and one Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization pickup truck.
•Multiple people were injured and transported to nearby hospitals.
•The crash was caused by a brake system failure on the ten-wheeler truck while navigating a dangerous curve.

Overview

•At 08:25 on November 14, Mueang Phuket Police Station received a report of a mass accident in front of the Phuket New Bus Terminal in Ratsada Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket.
•Medical rescue teams and local foundations provided first aid and urgently transported several injured persons to nearby hospitals.
•The collision involved a ten-wheeler truck and four other vehicles, including a Honda Jazz and three pickup trucks.
•Preliminary investigation found the ten-wheeler truck experienced brake system failure while driving through a dangerous curve before the intersection.
•The force of the collision left the involved vehicles severely damaged.
•Mueang Phuket Police Station temporarily closed traffic at the scene to remove vehicle wreckage and reopen the route.
•Mueang Phuket Police Station has detained the ten-wheeler truck driver for further interrogation.
•Mueang Phuket Police Station is conducting a detailed investigation into the cause to proceed with legal action.

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Key Entities

Organization

Mueang Phuket Police Station(สภ.เมืองภูเก็ต)

The police station that responded to the accident and is conducting the investigation.

Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization(องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัด (อบจ.) ภูเก็ต)

The owner of one of the pickup trucks involved in the collision.

Place

Phuket New Bus Terminal(บขส.ใหม่ ภูเก็ต)

The location in front of which the accident occurred.

Ratsada Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket(ต.รัษฎา อ.เมือง จ.ภูเก็ต)

The administrative area where the accident took place.