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Two Russians dead after high speed Phuket crash

Two Russians dead after high speed Phuket crash

PHUKET: Two Russian men were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into an electricity pylon at high speed on bypass road just after midnight today (Oct 21).

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By Eakkapop Thongtub

Friday 21 October 2016 11:58 AM


The vehicle the men were travelling in was said to be going at high speed before it crashed into a roadside pylon. Photo: Kusoldharm rescue workers

The vehicle the men were travelling in was said to be going at high speed before it crashed into a roadside pylon. Photo: Kusoldharm rescue workers

Maj Nattaya Suphanpong from the Phuket City Police was called at 12:31am this morning to respond to an accident near Siam Niramit on bypass road where a vehicle had crashed into an electricity pylon. Police were told two foreign men were unconscious and trapped inside the vehicle.

Police arrived at the scene with Kusoldharm rescue workers to find a wrecked Honda smashed into a roadside pylon. Workers had to use the jaws-of-life to free the two men who were already dead by the time help had arrived.

Maj Nattaya said, “We were told that the car was heading north at high speed when the driver lost control and crashed. However, we will investigate further to find out if this was the true cause of the accident.”

The bodies of both men were taken to Vachira Hospital.