Tragic twist: Phuket official loses life in motor accident

A tragic turn of events unfolded today when a 51 year old member of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO) lost his life in a motor accident in Thalang, Phuket. Paisarn Utouchkul, acting Councillor for PPAO District 4, died on the spot when his pickup truck veered off the road and crashed into a roadside ditch.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Noppadol Tonemanee of the Thalang Police precinct was alerted about the accident in Moo 2, Thepkrasattri at 2.50am.

The Kusoldharm Foundation rescue crew, alongside an EMS Advance Unit from Thalang Hospital, was quickly dispatched to the scene. They found the registered grey, four-door Mitsubishi pickup from Phuket in a ditch beside the desperate road, an all too disturbing scene.

Councillor Paisarn, who occupied the driver’s seat, had already died by the time aid arrived. He was the sole…