Narrow escape for motorbike rider as car hits power pole, brings down high-voltage lines Narrow escape for motorbike rider as car hits power pole, brings down high-voltage lines PHUKET: A 35-year-old man escaped serious injuries as the car he was driving slammed into a power pole north of Phuket Town this afternoon (May 15), as did a young man who lept to safety as downed power lines came crashing down onto his motorbike while he was riding past. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub Phuket City Police officers and Kusoldharm rescue workers were called to the scene, near the Ministry of Finance office on Trang Rd in Rassada, at 2:10pm.