Phuket taxi driver faces charges after blocking ambulance, resulting in patient’s death


BANGKOK: Phuket police have filed charges against a local taxi driver following a viral video clip showing an ambulance being obstructed in Kathu district. The video circulated widely on social media on Tuesday (April 29).

The clip showed the taxi driver refusing to give way to an ambulance transporting a critical patient, despite its siren and emergency lights being activated.

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