SURAT THANI - A highly respected medical specialist was in a coma on Monday after being run down by a British motorcyclist who operates tour boat services on Koh Phangan.
Police said Assoc Prof Dr Theerasuk Kawamatawong, a pulmonary and critical care specialist, was hit by a motorcycle while walking past a furniture shop on the tourist island on Saturday night. He is a senior doctor at Bangkok Hospital on Koh Samui and was on vacation on Koh Phangan on Saturday.
