Phuket family’s plea for justice after harrowing hit-and-run incident

A Phuket resident publicly shared the harrowing ordeal of a hit-and-run incident that took place last Sunday, October 8. The incident involved his family being struck by a pickup truck while they were on their Honda PCX motorbike.

The 36 year old man, Wittaya, and his wife along with their young son were en route to Robinson shopping mall in Thalang for grocery shopping when their bike was hit by the truck. The truck driver, instead of checking on the injured family, chose to flee the scene.

Wittaya revealed the hit-and-run accident occurred just before 8pm on Thepkasattri Road near Wat Tha Rue.

“I was driving my bike in the left-hand lane of the road, as usual, with my wife and son as passengers when suddenly the speeding truck collided with us.”

The family suffered severe injuries as a result of the hit-and-run collision. Wittaya’s wife…