5 killed, 9 wounded in pickup truck crash

[rooster59]

5 killed, 9 wounded in pickup truck crash

 

 

Five people were killed and nine others injured when a pickup truck skidded off the road and hit a tree in Sattahip district of Chon Buri province on Saturday afternoon (Nov 18), police said.

 

Pol Lt Col Pasawat Wiripornnoppakhun, chief investigator of Sattahip police, said the accident occurred at about 3.20pm at kilometre marker 164 on Sattahip-Na Klua road in Tambon Bang Sare.

 

Eyewitnesses told police that the pickup truck, which was modified into a song taew passenger vehicle, was running at a high speed when it skidded off the road and rammed into a roadside tree.  The tree branches swept out the vehicle’s roof and the passengers, most of them students of Sattahip Technical School, were thrown out of the truck.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/5-killed-9-wounded-pickup-truck-crash/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-11-19

[ezzra]

A self modified pickup truck for transporting people and a reckless driver,

what could go wrong i wonder?.....

[BigBadGeordie]

"Somporn Thammaen, 35, the mini-bus driver, fled the scene."

 

Surely not, shocked I am, I tell you shocked!

[stanleycoin]

Thai driver's killing children.

Your the worst in the world,

Shame on you,  and only the families will care tomorrow.

R.I.P and condolences to the families.

Edited November 19, 2017 by stanleycoin

[BEVUP]

It's unfortunate, but as we know same same every day 

I guess it was their fate

[jerojero]

It's unfortunate, but as we know same same every day 
I guess it was their fate

Fate, aided by an idiot irresponsible driver. Could have cheated Fate with a better driver.

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[LennyW]

The daily carnage continues......

[Jeremy50]

How sad that these young lives  have been ended by a reckless lunatic, who just runs away from the tragedy he has caused, what kind of animal doesn't help injured people?  A modified pickup, an old one at that, being driven at high speed with the weight of many students raised up in the back, the slightest thing would have made the vehicle lose control. Was there not a single policeman to stand up and say, 'NO , let's not let this happen, not this time' ?  No of course not.

[worgeordie]

Thai's will just say it's fate,driving too fast ,with a truck full of kids

not fate,just stupidity,I hope the driver is caught and punished,more 

for running away ,than anything, RIP the dead,speedy recovery for

the injured.

regards Worgeordie

[Anythingleft?]

Horrific, can't imagine why they only feel the need to have a safe driving campaign at christmas time

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[Just1Voice]

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[DD13]

I've seen this type of vehicle loaded with youngsters, 4 standing on the tail step, music blaring from oversized speakers, traveling at speed on the 7 motorway.  Unbelievable, 

Also more than once seen terrible driving of minivans from the allegedly top school in the area

If you want your kids to have a chance of longevity......transport them yourself

 

[DD13]

I read this morning in yesterday's Bkk post

30 deaths a DAY on Thailands roads

 

so by tomorrow morning 30 more don't have a future

[hansnl]

10 minutes ago, DD13 said:

I've seen this type of vehicle loaded with youngsters, 4 standing on the tail step, music blaring from oversized speakers, traveling at speed on the 7 motorway.  Unbelievable, 

Also more than once seen terrible driving of minivans from the allegedly top school in the area

If you want your kids to have a chance of longevity......transport them yourself

 

And run a very good chance the longevity will be destroyed by some other idiot driving into you.

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, jerojero said:

Fate, aided by an idiot irresponsible driver. Could have cheated Fate with a better driver.

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It's a good year for amulet sales...

[bubba]

Thai news is reporting that the driver was having a vigorous argument with his wife when he lost control and crashed. 

[Tchooptip]

"was running at a high speed when it skidded off the road and rammed into a roadside tree". 

In fact, one never heard of any vehicles running at a reasonable speed going into a skid and ramming into anything, how on earth not everyone understood that? 

Edited November 19, 2017 by Tchooptip

[Enoon]

 

"that the pickup truck, which was modified into a song taew passenger vehicle"

 

A rather ponderous and roundabout way of saying "baht bus".

 

Do not hold your breath while waiting for them to be banned (which would bring Thailand, beyond Bangkok, to a standstill).

 

 

[RichardColeman]

31 minutes ago, DD13 said:

I read this morning in yesterday's Bkk post

30 deaths a DAY on Thailands roads

 

so by tomorrow morning 30 more don't have a future

That will be FATE at work again then

[White Boong]

Any where else in the world it is against the law to ride in a Vehicle without fitted Seat Belts or a Factory Fitted seat.

They changed the Laws in Australia in the 80's you cannot ride in the back of a Van or Pickup for this very reason.

RIP for those poor unfortunate people who lost there Life's and Futures yesterday through no fault of there own.

[flyingdoc]

Won't any action ever be taken to stop this carnage?  RIP the dead students and hope the injured recover soon.

[Tchooptip]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

A self modified pickup truck for transporting people and a reckless driver,

what could go wrong i wonder?.....

Where have you seen it was "self-modified? Because every song-teaw are modified pickups... 

...this reckless driver alone was enough to cause all this misery.

[connda]

34 minutes ago, bubba said:

Thai news is reporting that the driver was having a vigorous argument with his wife when he lost control and crashed. 

So there it is.  He has 'a good excuse.'  It was his wife's fault.  Pay out a little cash, wais and apologies to the family, a little more cash - the authorities will consider it all good.  No need for charges or fines.  Same, same but not different.

[masuk]

2 hours ago, jerojero said:

Fate, aided by an idiot irresponsible driver. Could have cheated Fate with a better driver.

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How about the law regarding people in the rear of pickups?    Surely not another deferred one.  

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Anythingleft? said:

Horrific, can't imagine why they only feel the need to have a safe driving campaign at christmas time

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What has Christmas got to do with Thailand .... do you actually live in Siam or just 100 years behind the times ?

Edited November 19, 2017 by Artisi

[tifino]

 

...time to exercise restraint, oh! and think better on the choice of cargo in the back of a ute:

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, DD13 said:

I read this morning in yesterday's Bkk post

30 deaths a DAY on Thailands roads

 

so by tomorrow morning 30 more don't have a future

30 per day - come on --- 

20,000 + per year using the maths I was taught is certainly is a lot more than 30 per day. 

[Bill Miller]

Wow. My neighbourhood. I may even have travelled in that same truck, though not when overloaded during school transport time.
That should be a clue to the cops of when to have their roadblock campaigns.
Screw harassing farangs on motor scooters, who after all are most likely to only injure or kill themselves. Establish a maximum passenger capacity for the songthaews, and ENFORCE it, as well as speed limits.
Oh, yeah. Forgot where I am for a moment. 
There is not a single speed limit sign that I can recall between Sattahip and Pattaya.
When you see a songthaew down at the heels by six inches alarm bells should be going off . 

Edited November 19, 2017 by Bill Miller

[Anythingleft?]

What has Christmas got to do with Thailand .... do you actually live in Siam or just 100 years behind the times ?

Semantics... this is a foreign forum so pretty sure most people understood the reference

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1011558-Road-safety-measures-to-be-rolled-out-ahead-of-New-Year-holidays#entry12452025

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[stephenterry]

A very sad event and pointless deaths of young students by a scumbag driver who fled the scene. My thoughts go to the families of those dead and injured. They must be distraught beyond words and excuses by the scumbag who ought to be incarcerated for a long time.

 

RIP, youngsters.