Two Burmese in the truck were badly injured but the driver escaped with cuts and bruises. The truck also took out a power pole.
The driver of the pickup truck, Chanraem Kroiser, said that she was attempting a U-turn on Kathu Rd at about 1pm today when the Super Cheap truck hit her from behind, before careering off the road on the left side.
The Super Cheap driver, who gave his name as Angkor, said his vehicle was heavily laden. “The load was very heavy and when the pickup in front of me stopped, I couldn’t brake in time,” he said.
But Mrs Chanraem said he was simply driving too fast. “He came up very fast behind me. I put my turn light on before I slowed down to make the U-turn. I didn’t see the lorry brake at all.”
The two injured men, who were not named, were taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital.