Nan Pickup Crash Kills 8, Including Children, at Huai Yen Curve

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Initially, yes - however hospital deaths are counted in the final year tally.

Cheers.🙃🙃

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On 4/19/2026 at 4:38 PM, dingdongrb said:

Living in Nan I often drive to Pua, Bo Kluea, Santisuk and other areas in the northern mountain areas....

I (as well as my vehicle's cameras) can personally attest that it's extremely dangerous as most Thais do not know how to stay within the lines of the roads.... They are lazy and cut the curves or are driving too fast to not take the curves properly. Even those Blue trucks carrying passengers, school vans as well as police are often seen crossing into the oncoming lane.

Besides that folks seem to be in a hurry at times and pass on blind hills and curves.

sad...sad....sad

You're right they're lazy and cut the curves. Also always in a rush which is incredible considering everything else here is mai pen rai, sabai sabai. yet when that patience would be a good thing they seem the opposite on the road and all turn into very impatient people.

On 4/20/2026 at 11:13 AM, Jonathan Swift said:

No, some things don't change. This would be relatively easy to deal with. Station police or even a police box at dangerous intersections to let their presence be known, and to hand out stiff fines. Put in a police box and you don't even have to man it 24/7. Set up a police presence in any way that is practical. Park an empty police car. In the US police cars have been parked with mannikins inside. But such reckless driving seems to be an accepted element of Thai culture. Can the Thai people themselves stand up and let their outrage be heard? Or do they timidly accept this as a reality they can't fight? The poor kids though. Adults can suffer consequences as adults. Children are purely innocent and have no choice, no voice.

"Can the Thai people themselves stand up and let their outrage be heard?" You'll find that most Thais think that accidents are inevitable and don't understand you can prevent or at least minimise it happening. As crazy as that mindset is, Most of them do think it's up to buddha and fate whether they're in an accident or not.

22 hours ago, Pompeygeezer said:

You're right they're lazy and cut the curves. Also always in a rush which is incredible considering everything else here is mai pen rai, sabai sabai. yet when that patience would be a good thing they seem the opposite on the road and all turn into very impatient people.

If you want to understand Thai driving culture, then look at how to navigate a boat on a river.

If you want to understand the fatalities on roads, look at traffic engineering, road design and emergency services.

If you want. to bolster your own racial prejudices, then make sweeping generalisations about a nation and language you don't understand

On 4/19/2026 at 9:35 PM, Artisi said:

Your probably right, but 19?

Hey , what's wrong with 19 in a pick up truck ? At least they would not have been sqashed in like we were at uni when we put 15 of us in a Volkswagon Beetle.

On 4/19/2026 at 11:29 AM, MikeandDow said:

Traveling in the back of a pickup!!!!!!! lives are cheap!!

Amazing Thailand I thought that they had restricted the number of passengers allowed on a puck up in 2022 but then found this article;

Proposed (but not fully enacted) limits

In 2022, the Royal Thai Police discussed a “sub-law” that would impose limits:

• Max 3 passengers in the rear seats (inside the cab)

• Max 6 passengers in the cargo bed

• No sitting on the tailgate/rear edge

These were proposed safety rules, not fully implemented nationwide.

Worse still this article that shocked me was;

"Thailand currently allows people to ride in the back of a pickup, and there is no fixed nationwide legal maximum number of passengers".

Which basically means they can have the whole school riding in one pickup. If it was physically possible they would pack them in. What insane laws Thailand has. Are they trying to kill their own population? Do they prefer being at the top of the list for road deaths?. In my mind the do like being No.1 no matter what that involves to get it!

Shame on you useless officials.

53 minutes ago, cynic1 said:

Amazing Thailand I thought that they had restricted the number of passengers allowed on a puck up in 2022 but then found this article;

Proposed (but not fully enacted) limits

In 2022, the Royal Thai Police discussed a “sub-law” that would impose limits:

• Max 3 passengers in the rear seats (inside the cab)

• Max 6 passengers in the cargo bed

• No sitting on the tailgate/rear edge

These were proposed safety rules, not fully implemented nationwide.

Worse still this article that shocked me was;

"Thailand currently allows people to ride in the back of a pickup, and there is no fixed nationwide legal maximum number of passengers".

Which basically means they can have the whole school riding in one pickup. If it was physically possible they would pack them in. What insane laws Thailand has. Are they trying to kill their own population? Do they prefer being at the top of the list for road deaths?. In my mind the do like being No.1 no matter what that involves to get it!

Shame on you useless officials.

Lives are cheap in thailand !!

On 4/20/2026 at 8:23 AM, BMW Overlander said:

1256 is a scenic and curvy mountain road with a few tricky switchbacks between Pua and Bo Kluea. I have traveled here multiple times and have seen many accidents throughout the years, but this must be the worst. Poor people, my heart goes out to them and their families, R.I.P.

Great Video, thanks for sharing.

I was on holiday in the area last year and driving was so stressful I doubt I will ever want to go there again. Very steep roads (one in four) and going down to a turn so sharp it looked like a u-turn. I kept the auto gearbox in manual the whole time.

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

I was on holiday in the area last year and driving was so stressful I doubt I will ever want to go there again. Very steep roads (one in four) and going down to a turn so sharp it looked like a u-turn. I kept the auto gearbox in manual the whole time.

Staying in manual is the only way to handle such conditions, unfortunately that concept is lost on most people - hence brake failure.