Luxury car crashes into Phuket convenience store

2026-01-28 - 03:31

PHUKET — A man driving a luxury saloon car accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, sending his vehicle crashing into a convenience store in Phuket late on 27 January 2026, police said. No injuries were reported. Police at Phuket City Police Station were alerted by residents just before midnight as the date turned to 28 January 2026. The incident occurred at a convenience store in the Ban Ku Ku area on Ratsada Anusorn Road, in Ratsada sub-district of Mueang Phuket district. The store sustained damage, but no customers or staff were hurt. Traffic police and patrol officers rushed to the scene, where they found the convenience store, branch No. 23020, located in Soi Weera Uthit, Ku Ku. A bronze-grey BMW saloon car with Bangkok registration Sor Nor 982 was lodged halfway inside the shop, its rear lights still illuminated. The storefront glass was shattered. Police coordinated a tow truck to remove the vehicle from the premises and assess the damage. The driver told officers he had intended to stop in front of the shop to make a purchase but mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the car to surge forward into the store. A concrete barrier installed in front of the shop helped slow the vehicle, preventing it from crashing fully inside. Police said the damage could have been far worse without the barrier. Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash in line with legal procedures.