Pregnant woman from Blackpool reportedly killed in Thailand bike crash

The Phuket News reported the woman was 'crushed' when the scooter she was a passenger on collided with an 18-wheel lorry at around 12.10pm local time - or 6.10am here.

It said the accident happened in front of a 7-Eleven store in Thalang, central Phuket, and reported the bike's driver, a 29-year-old from Margate, suffered minor injuries.

The woman was six months pregnant, it added.

"Witnesses said the motorbike was travelling in the left lane northbound and pulled out to drive around a parked car, and was struck by the truck," Lt Col Sanit Nookong told the outlet.

The lorry's driver, a 30-year-old local man, handed himself into police after initially fleeing the scene, it added.

One witness told The Gazette: "I just saw the end of what happened. A woman had been knocked off by a lorry and her boyfriend was really upset.

"They just took her away. I asked around and they said she was from Blackpool."

The Foreign Office has been approached but has yet to comment.