Australian tourist crushed in Phuket motorbike accident

An Australian tourist died after he was crushed by a cement truck on a quiet road near Tri Trang Beach, south of Patong, on the evening of Mar 30th.

Kusoldharm rescue workers were called to the scene, a curve bear the quiet beach, at 6:46pm.

The man, a 49-year-old from New South Wales*, was under the right side of truck. His motorbike was on the ground on the left side of the truck.

A helmet was found at the scene, but the man had suffered severe trauma. His body was taken Patong Hospital.

Phuket Tourist Police reported that the man checked in alone at the Baan Laimai Patong Beach Resort on Monday (Mar 27) and was due to check out April 1st.