September blood-donation drives scheduled across Phuket
The Phuket Regional Blood Centre and Vachira Phuket Hospital Blood Bank will hold 28 mobile blood drives in Phuket during September, amid an ongoing shortage of Rh-negative blood.
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Eight-year-old girl killed in Chalong motorbike-truck collision
An eight-year-old girl died and her uncle was injured after their motorbike collided with a six-wheel truck in Chalong, Phuket.
Eight-year-old girl killed in crash on Chalong construction detour
An eight-year-old girl died and her uncle was injured after their motorcycle collided with a six-wheel truck on Chao Fah East Road in Chalong.
UPDATE: 24 injured on Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to New Delhi
Twenty-four of 145 people aboard Air India flight AI2379 were injured during a stall-warning event on the Phuket–New Delhi route; reports later described differing pilot-testing measures.
UPDATE: Four jet skis reported in near-misses with tourist boat off Phuket
Travel And Tour World reported that four jet skis repeatedly crossed a passenger boat’s path while it was travelling to Koh Naka Yai off Phuket’s east coast.
UPDATE: Phuket delivery rider dies after motorcycle falls into uncovered drain in Wichit
A 19-year-old food-delivery rider died after his motorcycle fell into an uncovered roadside drain in Wichit. Police are summoning the contractor responsible for the drainage works, while reports differ over the rider’s first-name spelling.
Phuket launches road accident data centre to link agency records
Phuket’s new road accident data centre will combine records from hospitals, police and transport authorities, as official figures show 19,001 people were injured or killed in road accidents between 1 January and 1 September 2026.
Six injured after Hat Yai-Phuket bus crashes into power pole in Phang Nga
Six people were taken to hospital after a Hat Yai-Phuket bus crashed into a power pole at Khok Kloi in Takua Thung district.
Hotel shuttle overturns in Kamala, injuring six foreign tourists
Six foreign tourists and the driver were taken to Patong Hospital after a hotel shuttle overturned on Kamala’s coastal road.
Truck overturns on Patong-Karon coastal road
A six-wheel truck carrying a small excavator rolled backwards and overturned on a steep section of the Patong-Karon coastal road, blocking the lane towards Karon.
UPDATE: Phuket included in Thai nominee crackdown as probe expands to 10 years
Thailand’s nominee-land investigation now covers 10 years and seven phases across eight locations, including Phuket, with 309 plots reportedly seized.