Foreigner steals van, crashes in Phuket
published : 8 Jul 2024 at 08:17
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
A foreigner allegedly stole a van the driver left parked with the engine running that was then involved in a collision with another vehicle.
The accident on a road to Patong beach in Kathu district was reported about 9pm on Saturday.
A van driven by a foreigner had collided with another van. Both drivers received minor injuries. Police did not give the foreigner's name or nationality.
Police said the foreigner had been at a hospital and upon leaving saw the van, parked with the engine running and no driver. He drove off in the van in the direction of Patong. The crash happened on the hill road.
The owner of the stolen van, identified only as Tiva, told police he left the keys in and the engine running when he got out to buy durian from a roadside stall because he expected to return very quickly.
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Vocabulary
- allegedly: claimed to have done something wrong, but not yet proven - ที่กล่าวหา
- collide: (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently - ชน,กระแทก
- collision: an accident in which a vehicle or person that is moving crashes into something - การชนประสานงา
- minor: not important; small; having little influence or effect - เล็กน้อย
- nationality: a group of people who have the same race, language, or culture - สัญชาติ
- stall: a large table or a small building that is open at the front, used for selling things (or for giving people information) - รถ หรือแผงขายของ
- steal: to take something from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it - ขโมย
