Phuket taxi driver allegedly blocked ambulance in which heart attack patient died

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Phuket taxi driver allegedly blocked ambulance in which heart attack patient died

PUBLISHED: 29 Apr 2025 at 09: 30

The limousine taxi blocks the ambulance on its way to hospital in Kathu district, Phuket, Sunday morning. (Photo: Mcot Phuket)
On Sunday morning, the car car blocks the ambulance as it enters the hospital in Phuket’s Kathu district. ( Photo: Mcot Phuket )

Bali: A taxi driver was accused of blocking an emergency that was transporting a heart attack patient to a hospital where they were staying.

Pradit Dumlak, 62, passed out in a citrus garden in the Kathu district’s Kamala area on Sunday night.

At 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, the family of the gentleman, who had a heart condition, called an ambulance from Patong Hospital. On its way to the doctor, it was reported that a vehicle car had blocked the ambulance’s entrance on the constricting Kamala-Patong Road.

Witnesses reported that the car driver attempted to cut in on the emergency to prevent a parked car. Ambulances were attempting to revive the old man at the time. His death was announced by ambulances on Sunday at 8:30 am.

Local authorities called the taxi drivers for questioning after reviewing camera images. The driver was subsequently accused of blocking an ambulance and infringing on a victim’s rights by the police.