Tourist Police in Phuket are trying to locate a tourist who fell out of a fast-moving tuk tuk in the early hours of Sunday morning in the hopes of gaining more information about the incident, the extent of his injuries, and to bring charges against the tuk tuk driver.
“We must find him for further enquiries before searching for the driver of the tuk tuk for legal proceedings,” Phuket Tourist Police Deputy inspector Capt. Ekkachai Siri said.
Passers-by notified first responders at Kathu Municipality at 2:30am on Sunday. They said that a foreigner was injured after falling out of a moving tuk tuk on Wichit Songkram Road.
The tuk tuk continued driving away after the incident, which was also caught on CCTV.
Rescuers arrived at the scene and provided first aid to the foreign man before transporting him to Vachira Phuket Hospital, where he was treated for head injuries under the name “Dabin Yliawylia”, age 37.
However, the man has since been discharged and Tourist Police are unable to locate him.
Capt. Ekkachai said that officers have yet to be notified of the extent of the man’s injuries or find and contact information for any relatives. The Tourist Police are investigating.
“The actions of the tuk tuk are an offense under the Land Transport Act. [He may be guilty of] abandoning a passenger after an incident and reckless driving causing injury to others,” he said.
Story: The Phuket News
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