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Australian tourist injured after car crushes his bike into safety barrier

Australian tourist injured after car crushes his bike into safety barrier

PHUKET: Australian tourist, 27-year-old Christopher Collinge, was taken to hospital today (January 5) after a car drove into his motorbike on the Patong Hill, crushing him between the car and the safety barrier.


By Eakkapop Thongtub

Sunday 5 January 2014 11:06 PM


The crash on Patong Hill.

The crash on Patong Hill.

Kathu police were called to the scene on Patong Hill around 4pm this afternoon, when Mr Collinge's four friends helped him up after the crash near Kuan Yang area.

He suffered an injury to his shoulder and elbows from the fall, and was taken to Patong Hospital.

Police said from their initial investigation, the five tourists were riding their motorbikes down the hill when one motorist drove too close and crashed into Mr Collinge, driving his bike into the safety barrier. The car driver did not stop.