Luckily, a one-year-old baby girl that was also in the vehicle escaped from the crash unhurt.
Phuket City Police were called to the scene of an accident on Thepkassattri Rd northbound in Koh Kaew at 1:10pm. It was reported that two teenagers had thrown a rock at a passing vehicle causing the driver to crash into a pylon.
Police were told that two people had suffered injuries from the accident.
Lt Col Chalaew Taihu arrived at the scene with his team to find a Mazda 2 smashed into a roadside pylon.
The driver of the vehicle Mr Jatuporn Kanpai, 25, and his wife Sunisa Kongkam, 22, who had both sustained injuries from the crash were taken to Vachira Hospital for treatment.
Lt Col Chalaew explained, “ A friend of the victims told us that Mr Jatuporn said that he was heading to Leam Hin Seafood and while he was making a U-turn near the Sapam Sounds spotted two teenagers following him on a red Honda Wave.
“Mr Jatuporn said that the suspects blocked his vehicle from making a left turn into Baan Laem Hin so he drove past them to make a U-turn again when one suspect walked across the road and threw rock at his car. He panicked and crashed,” Lt Col Chalaew said.
“Mr Jatuporn said that the two teenagers then sped away on their motorbike heading towards Phuket Town.”
“CCTV footage showed two teenage suspects on a Honda Wave, the driver was wearing a grey top and jeans, he had a blue helmet. His passenger was wearing black clothing with a black hat.
“We did not see them throw the rock, however, officers are looking for them. We also alert all police checkpoints to be on lookout for them,” he added.