Foreign Tourist Struck and Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Phuket
A foreign tourist was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on a Phuket road early July 20, with police reviewing surveillance footage to identify the vehicle and driver.
A foreign female tourist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Thepkrasattri Road in Phuket's Koh Kaew subdistrict early on July 20, 2569. At 4:45 a.m., Pol. Lt. Col. Nattharee Pichit Chai Nitimeth, an investigator with Phuket City Police Station, received a report of a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run. Officers, a forensic pathologist from Vachira Phuket Hospital, and emergency rescue teams rushed to the scene, where they found the victim, a foreign woman, lying on her back in the middle of the road with a crushed skull and heavy bleeding. Officers found no identification documents on the body, only a mobile phone and a wallet. An initial autopsy was conducted before the body was transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital. Police are reviewing CCTV footage to track down the vehicle responsible and pursue charges.
