Kathu –
A foreign driver has sustained serious injuries after a pickup truck slammed into a power pole in Kathu.
Emergency responders were notified of the accident on Monday afternoon (July 3rd) on the Phra Phuket Kaew Road in Kathu. They and the Phuket Express arrived at the scene to find a damaged pickup truck embedded onto a power pole on the central reservation.
The driver was identified as MR. CRAIG BRADLEY SHANTZ, 48, (His nationality was not given) and he had sustained a serious chest injury from the impact of the crash. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, the Kathu Police are continuing their investigation to find the exact cause of the accident.
