Driver blames company for making him continue journey as midnight tour bus slams into tree injuring five.

[rooster59]

Driver blames company for making him continue journey as midnight tour bus slams into tree injuring five.

 

Image: Manager

 

A tour bus driver on the Bangkok to Chiang Mai route said he told his bosses that there was a problem with his vehicle but they told him to continue nevertheless.

There were many passengers who needed to complete their journey before repairs could be carried out, he claimed he was told.

When the bus got to a bend on the Kamphaeng Phet to Tak road the driver said the steering wheel would not respond. He braked desperately but the bus - with 39 aboard - slammed into a roadside tree.

Police and medics at the scene treated several for injuries and five were taken to hospital.

Driver Narongwit Withayakun, 53, told police that the service was between Bangkok and Chiang Mai run by Sri Thawong Tour. It left the capital at 3pm.

He relieved the first driver at Salokbat at 10.30pm and said he immediately reported to the company that the vehicle had a problem.

He claimed he was told to carry on as it was a busy time with lots of travelers.

"Then this happened", he said. "I entered the bend then the steering wheel would not respond. I applied the brakes but lost control and went into the tree".

Kamphaeng Phet police are mounting an investigation into the accident.

 

Source: Manager

 

 

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[worgeordie]

Company....we never told you to continue the journey.

regards worgeordie

[marko kok prong]

sounds like a leak in the power steering system,or more likely it was not checked for ages and ran dry.

[meatboy]

that's a new one? brakes OK. it was the steering wheel.

[ovi1kanobi]

Did he run away?

[thhMan]

Excellent... Instead of blaming the Bus, he blamed the company and that is a step in the right direction

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

run by Sri Thawong Tour.

company sues driver for defamation

[TEFLKrabi]

Hey super sleuths, ever considered he might have reported the problem and faced losing his job if he stopped. Agreed, he still should have stopped but to lose his job could have seemed an awful option to him.

[Asiantravel]

I could never imagine that kind of thing happening when you travel with this company

 

http://www.nca.co.th/first_class.html

 

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

12 minutes ago, Asiantravel said:

I could never imagine that kind of thing happening when you travel with this company

 

http://www.nca.co.th/first_class.html

 

Yep! I have seen these vehicles exceeding the speed limit on Highway 24. The 'Highway to Hell'

 

 

[Thongkorn]

3 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

sounds like a leak in the power steering system,or more likely it was not checked for ages and ran dry.

 they dont have liquid power steering for that reason ,

[RichardColeman]

I can hear the bells ringing on the other one.

[Si Thea01]

5 hours ago, ovi1kanobi said:

Did he run away?

Why ask such a stupid question when it is clear that he spoke to police at the scene? Not all lack courage to remain at the scene.

[nausea]

I believe the guy, story sounds plausible to me. Easy enough to check if the steering system failed, I would imagine, and I doubt he pulled this story out of thin air.

[PAIBKK]

On 16-9-2017 at 11:39 AM, rooster59 said:

slammed into a roadside tree.

Most of the trees are at the roadside.

But in Thailand you never know.