PHUKET: At least five people have been injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on the airport spur road this afternoon (July 13) after a rental minivan crossed the median strip and crashed into two motorcycles.
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By Eakkapop Thongtub
Monday 13 July 2015 06:52 PM
The van came to rest after flying across the median strip while en route to Phuket International Airport. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
Traffic tailed back on the eastbound lane, from Phuket International Airport to Phuket Town, where the van came to rest after its launch across the median, near the Thalang Technical College.
Ambulances and rescue workers have sped the five injured to Thalang Hospital.
Van driver Teerapong Boontang has been taken into custody and is being held by police at the Sakoo checkpoint.
