Riots in Thaland, Phuket Cause Misery - 2 Deaths
Two young men were riding a moped and were chased by police. This escalated and now they are dead. Police state that they were drug suspects, and as soon as they seen a cop car, they sped off, which in turn, caused the police chase.
One of the young men has been named as Prathomwat Panarak, 22 the other young mans name has been witheld due to his age (17).
The motorbike lost control and slammed head on into another oncoming patrol car near the entrance of Tonsai Waterfall Rd. The crash impact left both victims with severe head injuries and were both pronounced dead upon arrival at Thalang Hospital. - Phuket News
The angry mob then confronted the police about the situation which then led into riots. You can follow more information at Phuket News.