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Thailand week in review: Bangkok rail crash kills 8, Phuket-linked arrest

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, May 11th to Sunday May 17th. They are not in any particular level of importance but are listed…

Phuket Xtra highlights Brit arrest, Patong fire and Bangkok train crash

1- Brit arrested over providing gun for Patong cartel killing

Train driver tests positive after deadly Bangkok rail crossing crash

Bangkok, Thailand Thai authorities have confirmed that the driver of a freight train involved in a catastrophic collision with a public bus on May 16th, 2026, tested positive for illegal substances, with urine…

Mother seeks rider in Phuket hit-and-run that seriously injured teenager

Tourists hunted 'for injuring teenager in a hit-and-run 🚨 A mother is appealing for help to identify a foreign motorcyclist who allegedly fled after a serious collision in Phuket, Thailand. The incident occurred at…

Foreign motorcyclist sought after Phuket teen hurt in hit-and-run

A Thai mother is seeking public assistance in identifying a foreign motorcyclist after her teenage son was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Phuket on May 10. The crash occurred at around 2.30pm in Rawai…

French woman killed, foreign rider badly hurt in Karon motorcycle crash

Phuket – An accident occurred at a curve near a hotel in Karon, leaving a French woman dead and another foreign national seriously injured. A motorcycle carrying two foreign nationals lost control while navigating a…

Foreign woman killed in motorcycle crash with van on Phuket's Patak Road

A foreign woman died and a man was seriously injured after a head-on motorcycle crash involving a van on Patak Road in Karon, Phuket, at around 8pm on Wednesday, May 6. Footage of the incident circulated on Thai social…

French woman dies after motorbike crash in Karon

The crash occurred at about 8:30pm on Wednesday (May 6) at the curve on the north side of Nong Harn lake as the Dutchman and the woman headed south from Patong into Karon, Karon Police confirmed.

Car slams into ambulance at Thalang Hospital junction, drivers raise alarm

The accident occurred at the traffic-light-controlled three-way intersection at the entrance to Thalang Hospital on Thepkrasattri Rd sometime after 4pm.

Woman hospitalized after collision with delivery truck at Phuket gas station

Phuket – A young woman was hospitalized after being struck by a delivery truck inside a gas station in Phuket, leaving her with head trauma and ongoing symptoms. Her partner has vowed to pursue legal action and demand…

Phuket approves 2026 Road Safety Fund plan to cut traffic accidents

The funding allocation was confirmed during a meeting of the provincial sub-committee tasked with reviewing applications for the Road Safety Fund, held at Phuket Provincial Hall this week.