Ten-Wheeler crashes into 11 vehicles in Phuket; driver drug-positive

Matichon•Society•26m ago

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A ten-wheel truck driver tested positive for narcotics after crashing into 11 vehicles at a red light in Phuket.

•The accident occurred on November 14 between 08:15 and 09:15 at the Phuket Bus Terminal 2 intersection.
•A ten-wheel truck collided with 1 motorcycle and 10 cars, totaling 12 vehicles involved.
•One driver from the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization was injured and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
•The truck driver tested negative for alcohol but positive for narcotics.

•On November 14 between 08:15 and 09:15, a ten-wheel truck crashed into vehicles stopped at a red light on Thepkasattri Road, Phuket.
•The collision involved 12 vehicles in total, including 1 motorcycle, 1 ten-wheel truck, and 10 cars.
•A driver for the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization was injured and transported to Vachira Phuket Hospital.
•Mr. Rat claimed the truck's brakes failed despite attempting to press the brake pedal more than 20 times.
•Police testing showed the truck driver had 0 milligrams percent of alcohol in the body.
•A urine test revealed the truck driver tested positive for narcotics.
•Police are preparing to charge the truck driver with driving while having narcotics in the body and reckless driving causing property damage and injury.

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Pol. Col. Chatri Chukaeo(พ.ต.อ.ชาตรี ชูแก้ว)

The Superintendent of Phuket Muang Police Station.

Mr. Rat(นายรัตน์)

The 42-year-old driver of the ten-wheel truck who tested positive for narcotics.

Phuket Muang Police Station(สภ.เมืองภูเก็ต)

The police station responsible for the area where the accident occurred.

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

The organization that owned the pickup truck involved in the crash.

Phuket Bus Terminal 2(สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ตแห่งที่ 2 (บขส.ใหม่))

The location of the intersection where the accident took place.

Thepkasattri Road(ถนนเทพกระษัตรี)

The road where the accident occurred.

Ratsada Subdistrict(ตำบลรัษฎา)

The subdistrict where the accident occurred.

Muang District(อำเภอเมือง)

The district where the accident occurred.

Phuket Province(จังหวัดภูเก็ต)ℹ️

The province where the accident occurred.

Vachira Phuket Hospital(โรงพยาบาลวชิระภูเก็ต)ℹ️

The hospital where the injured driver was taken for treatment.

Nakhon Pathom Province(จังหวัดนครปฐม)ℹ️

The province from which the truck driver traveled to deliver goods.