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17.09.07 00.28
50 Foreigners among 87 killed in Phuket plane crash. Of the 43 survivors, 15 are Thais and 28 foreigners.
Deputy Transport Minister Sansern Wongchaum earlier said that there were 78 foreigners on board. Tourists from Australia, Austria, Britain, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands were being treated at main provincial hospitals.
One survivor told of a fast drop in altitude by the airplane and sudden brief jerk upward. He said they plane then crashlanded and exploded. He saw several fellow passengers on fire.
It was not immediately clear if the pilot, who was reportedly killed, was attempting to pull the aircraft up in the last minute when it crashlanded. He had reportedly been allowed to circle the airport to wait for improvement in weather conditions.
An official at the Phuket Airport control tower, who asked not to be named, said the pilot had been told of bad weather conditions, especially very strong winds. Shortly before the illfated flight crashlanded, another lowcost airliner originating from Hong Kong had successfully touched down, he said.
Officials said victims could have died on impact, or from suffocation or fire resulting from explosions. According to an initial account, the plane’s fuselage was torn open in the accident, some of the survivors were those thrown out through the opening.
Like several other airlines, One Two Go has reportedly undergone manpower changes. The boss of One Two Go and Orient Thai budget airlines, Udom Tantisprongchai, is said to have replaced several of his Western and Thai pilots – allegedly to cut costs and reduce the chance of work disputes with crews such as Indonesian and Philippine pilots.
However, authorities insisted it was too soon to presume anything, including whether human errors played a part in the tragedy. Certain reports said the pilot was given permission to abort the landing in the final minutes.
The dead lists still waiting to be confirmed.
16.09.07 22.06
Below is the passenger list of the 12Go aircraft.
Apart from the two known Swedish survivors, another two passengers among the dead have possibly Swedish names.
Ms. Linnea Sandberg and
Mr. Simon Jonsson Storkamp.
16.09.07 21.48
87 bodies are found and 78 of them are identified, 43 injured. So far the only Scandinavians reported to be on board are 26 years old Christopher Marken and Erik Nihlen from Sweden who experienced minor injuries.
16.09.07 21.26
Deputy Phuket Governor Worapot Rattasima said a total of 74 bodies found at the crash site, 14 still missing and 42 survived. Updated list of injured passengers in Phuket as following:
Bangkok-Phuket Hospital
1.Mr Gilles Thibud – France
2.Mr Lamere Maurice, 23 – France
3.Mr Inntrn Burket, 23 – Ireland
Vachira Phuket Hospital
1. Sawitree Dani
2. Bare Bercom
3. Apichart Bata
Siriroj – Phuket Hospital
1. Likhit Liengpansakul – ICU
2. Parinwit Choosaeng – ICU
3. Chainarong maharae – ICU
4. Apichart Pata
5. Eric Nihlen (Sweden)
6. Christopher Marken (Sweden)
7. Nong Kaonual
8. Ladda Kaonual
9. Pratin Lienchamroon
10. Sara (unknown surname) (Netherland)
16.09.07 20.32
Bangkok-Phuket Hospital is now treating 30 injured passengers from One-Two-Go plane crash incident. Seven Thais and Twenty-three foreigners: Five are severely injured, three severely burnt and two with broken bones. There are 24 men, six women and 28 of them has to be hospitalized.
Foreigners injured in Bangkok-Phuket Hospital divided by nationalities are British(8), German(4), Irish(3), Iran(3), Austrian(1), Australian(1) and Italian(1). According to Bangkok-Phuket Hospital the first injured passenger arrived the hospital at 16.41.
Tables below are details of injured passengers at Bangkok-Phuket Hospital.
Bangkok Phuket Hospital | 7:51:47 PM | |||||
HN No | Name | Gender | Age | Nationality | ||
17:49 | 05-00-011951 | BORLAND ROBERT MR. | Male | 48 | AUSTRALIAN (ออสเตรเลีย) -ออสเตรเลีย | Superficial injury of head |
17:03 | 05-00-012498 | วิชชุพล สิงหะพล นาย | Male | 25 | THAI | Superficial injury of head |
17:51 | 05-07-020517 | JOHN GERARD O’DONNELL MR. | Male | 50 | IRISH (สาธารณรัฐไอร์แลนด์) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
16:58 | 05-07-022513 | ไพบูลย์ ผาพันธ์ นาย | Male | 39 | THAI | Superficial injury of head |
17:00 | 05-07-022514 | CHRISTOPH FALCHETTI MR. | Male | 36 | GERMAN (เยอรมัน) – ยุโรป | Sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of other and unspecified parts of neck |
17:01 | 05-07-022515 | MILDRED ANNE FURLONG MS. | Female | 23 | CANADIAN (แคนาดา) -อเมริกาเหนือ | Muscle strain |
17:02 | 05-07-022516 | MARCEL SQUINOBAL MR. | Male | 37 | AUSTRIAN (ออสเตรีย) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:20 | 05-07-022517 | BENJAMIN ZACHARY GREEN MR. | Male | 24 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:07 | 05-07-022518 | PETER JAMES HILL MR. | Male | 35 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:08 | 05-07-022519 | CLAUS BENJAMIN VOIGTMANN MR. | Male | 24 | GERMAN (เยอรมัน) – ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:10 | 05-07-022520 | CLEMENS ROTHMANN MR. | Male | 27 | GERMAN (เยอรมัน) – ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:11 | 05-07-022521 | ASHLEY SCOTT HARROW MR. | Male | 27 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:14 | 05-07-022522 | CLAUDIA ROTHMANN MISS. | Female | 25 | GERMAN (เยอรมัน) – ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:17 | 05-07-022523 | MARYAU MIRTAHERI MRS. | Female | 34 | IRANIAN (อิหร่าน) -ตะวันออกกลาง | |
17:18 | 05-07-022524 | MAHSA FATOORECHI MRS. | Female | 39 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | Fracture of rib |
17:20 | 05-07-022525 | MENRDHU KIYANI MISS. | Female | 6 | IRANIAN (อิหร่าน) -ตะวันออกกลาง | |
17:22 | 05-07-022526 | CLAUS BENJAMIN VOIGTMANN MR. | Male | 24 | DUTCH (เนเธอร์แลนด์) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:25 | 05-07-022527 | RED2 (ชาวต่างชาติ) MS. | Female | 30 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | |
17:29 | 05-07-022528 | HASHEM PARVIZ MR. | Male | 40 | IRANIAN (อิหร่าน) -ตะวันออกกลาง | Superficial injury of head |
17:31 | 05-07-022529 | HASHAM MADIA MISS. | Female | 5 | IRANIAN (อิหร่าน) -ตะวันออกกลาง | Open wound of eyelid and periocular area with or without involvement of lacrimal passages |
17:36 | 05-07-022530 | MOVAHED ABBAS KIYANI MR. | Male | 37 | ITALIAN (อิตาลี) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
17:40 | 05-07-022531 | CHRISTOPHER COOLEY MR. | Male | 23 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | |
17:41 | 05-07-022532 | RED6 (ชาวไทย) นางสาว | Female | 22 | THAI | |
17:43 | 05-07-022533 | ปรวิทย์ มหาทรัพย์ นาย | Male | 41 | THAI | Superficial injury of head |
17:56 | 05-07-022534 | WILLIAM BURKE MR. | Male | 23 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | Superficial injury of head |
18:02 | 05-07-022535 | RED7 (ชาวต่างชาติ) MR. | Male | 30 | BRITISH (อังกฤษ) -ยุโรป | |
18:24 | 05-07-022536 | VLADIMIR FREYLIKHMAN MR. | Male | 29 | ISRAELISH | Superficial injury of head |
18:26 | 05-07-022537 | ISABELLA FREYLIKHMAN MS. | Female | 28 | ISRAELISH | Superficial injury of head |
19:47 | 05-07-022 |