Australian man arrested after crash at Kamala police checkpoint injures officer

An Australian man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a police checkpoint sign in Kamala and injuring an officer before fleeing the scene early Sunday morning, police said.

Police said they were notified at 1:07 a.m. of a crash at the Naka police checkpoint in Kamala subdistrict on Phuket on Sunday. According to the report, the vehicle struck a checkpoint sign, and an officer was injured in the incident.

Police said the driver left the scene after the crash. The suspect, identified only as an Australian man in the source report, was later arrested.

The source report did not include further details on the officer’s condition, the circumstances of the arrest, or possible charges. The incident was reported on June 22, 2026.