Phuket police identify tuk-tuk driver in case of British tourist found critically injured on Patong road
A 29-year-old British tourist was found critically injured on a Patong road and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in a coma, while police identified a tuk-tuk driver allegedly linked to abandoning him at the scene.
Police have identified the tuk-tuk driver linked to a case in which a 29-year-old British tourist was found seriously injured and unconscious on a road in Patong, according to the source report.
The tourist was discovered in the early hours of June 14, 2026, lying on the road in front of the hotel where he was staying in the Kalim Beach area on Phra Barami Road in Patong, Kathu district, Phuket. He was taken to hospital in a coma and was being closely treated at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
The source report said the injured man is a British boxer. It also said investigators had examined events before the incident and had identified the tuk-tuk driver who allegedly left him on the road. The report indicated the driver could face a serious criminal charge, but the specific charge was not stated in the available source text.
The case centers on what happened before the tourist was found badly hurt outside his accommodation. The source did not provide further confirmed details on how he was injured, whether anyone else was involved, or the driver's explanation.
The incident took place in Patong, one of Phuket's busiest tourist areas, and the British man's medical condition was described as critical at the time he was admitted for treatment.
