PHUKET: A 21-year-old Singaporean lady was killed when the car she had been driving hit a tour bus on a hilly road in Muang district in Phuket, Thailand on Friday (Aug 12) night.
Another seven other people – including her four Singaporean travellers – were wounded when she dropped control of the car while going downhill, causing it to hit the tour bus, The particular Bangkok Post documented on Saturday.
The coach driver and two guides on board the bus also suffered injuries.
The accident was reported at around 10. 50pm, stated an investigation officer on Karon police place.
According to The Bangkok Post, police, tragedy prevention and mitigation officials and rescue workers found the badly damaged Toyota Yaris and a small white bus using a broken windscreen if they arrived at the picture.
Preliminary inspections revealed that the vehicle was travelling from Tambon Chalong in order to Tambon Karon.
“While the car was coming downhill, the driver lost power over her vehicle, leading to it to hit the particular bus, ” documented The Bangkok Post.
The Singaporean woman driver was unconscious at the scene and succumbed to the girl injuries on the way towards the hospital, additional the newspaper.
The Bangkok Submit also reported that will Pol Lt Ekkachai Siri, an inspector of Phuket Tourist Police had revealed the names of the lifeless and injured sufferers.
“The motorist who was killed had been identified as Ho Jia Hui Renee, 21. The four other injured Singaporeans – two men and two women – were Byran Teo Li Yan, 30, Poh Mao Xin, thirty, Pang Jiang Ning Eliana, 21, and and Ng Ja Xin, 66. inch
Police investigations are ongoing.
CNA has provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to find out more.