Capt Nipon Temsang of the Kathu Police was called to the scene, near the U-turn on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd between the Bangchak petrol station and Kathu Intersection, at about 2pm.
The motorbike rider, 19-year-old Phuket native Watcharaphong Phunthawa, was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene.
Rescue workers soon arrived and administered emergency first aid, and performed CPR on Watcharapong before rushing him to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town.
At this stage the extent of Watcharapong’s injuries has yet to be made clear and it has not been reported whether Watcharapong survived the impact.
Photos of the scene provided to The Phuket News later showed that Watcharapong was wearing a full-face helmet at the time of the accident.*
Capt Nipon explained that Watcharapong was riding from Patong to the Phuket Bus Terminal, with his father following behind in a pickup truck, when the motorbike slid on the wet road and crashed heavily into the roadside gutter.
* The photos of the scene were provided to The Phuket News after the story was initially posted.