5 killed, 9 wounded in pickup truck crash

[Rimmer]

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[Megasin1]

A sad day and condolences to the children's families. I hope they string the driver up by his nuts ! Whether he was to blame or not, he should never have fled the scene.

[whaleboneman]

6 hours ago, hansnl said:

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

I always feel safer when driving myself in Thailand. There's still a chance someone could drive into me as often they are approaching head on, in my lane and flashing their lights. The fact is, all drivers in Thailand face that possibility. I just prefer to have an experienced, sober and competent driver taking me around and so far, I'm best suited to that task.

[dotpoom]

11 hours ago, ezzra said:

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

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

Why do you say it was self modified, no suggestion of that in the report. I imagine there are specialists who do this work for it to pass the inspection for licenceing. Eitherway, it's convertion had nothing to do with the cause of the accident

[wavemanwww]

9 hours ago, BEVUP said:

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

I guess it was their fate

 

No it was not  their fate. It was logical statistically as the Authorities do no enforce their own new rules! Read a couple months ago about how many can travel in the back of a pickup. That never happened! Shame Shame Thailand ! Now  killing your own children! For the sake of your future get your act together. Your updated laws are useless! By the way I'm having a smoko on Pattaya beach. That:s 100,000 bah fine. Come and get me. The driver in this accident will get 500 Bah fine plus many FREE wai's!

[tifino]

10 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

Why do you say it was self modified, no suggestion of that in the report. I imagine there are specialists who do this work for it to pass the inspection for licenceing. Eitherway, it's convertion had nothing to do with the cause of the accident

gee! has the Inquest already been completed??

 

It might not have been the cause per se;

 but wait till all the contributing factors have also been accounted for...

[wavemanwww]

Gold Medal to Thailand, Retain No. 1 in the world for road deaths. A sad reward for stupidity and Thai authorities who literally do not give a rats ass!

[tifino]

 

sad we saw the law is mute about utes

[KIWIBATCH]

Last week Thailand was number 1 in the world for road fatalities... A few days have passed since that announcement... Today Thailand has been raised to 1+ status

[jenny2017]

 

  The hub of death.

[thaiguzzi]

12 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

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.

Looks quite modern to me in the pic.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Why do you say it was self modified, no suggestion of that in the report. I imagine there are specialists who do this work for it to pass the inspection for licenceing. Eitherway, it's convertion had nothing to do with the cause of the accident

OK, you win this weeks comedian award. 

[lee68]

14 hours ago, Rally123 said:

I think there is a maximum set by insurers to 7 people including driver. After all, it's only a pickup with seats.

 

Edit: In saying the above I believe passengers , on the back of pickup's, are no longer allowed by law? 

i have a 4 door pick up and its only insured for 5 people thats standard, the insurance company told me anybody in the back is not covered and you have to pay for them seperatly if you have an accident! thats why i never let any family sit in the back.

 

Edited November 19, 2017 by lee68

[Daveyh]

It has to be the "Thai mindset" that causes Thai's to drive the way they do. Irrespective of whether they ride or drive it's the same irresponsible behaviour ....... even with a full "family" passenger load. Life is precious to all of us, especially family ..... so why is this always happening here? I've had the misfortune to witness road rage with murderous intent here ..... absolutely shocking ........ so many "hot heads" it's becoming almost an epidemic. Really upsetting to witness & see everyday ..... sad.

 

[yrag]

He was arguing with wife, have baby with them ...she grabbed the steering wheel...then the unthinkable happened.., He ran away, she in hospital and 50/50 chance baby will live...from a passenger who survived...why they not have school buses, but buy useless submarines from china...instead of school buses ????

[yrag]

43 minutes ago, Daveyh said:

It has to be the "Thai mindset" that causes Thai's to drive the way they do. Irrespective of whether they ride or drive it's the same irresponsible behaviour ....... even with a full "family" passenger load. Life is precious to all of us, especially family ..... so why is this always happening here? I've had the misfortune to witness road rage with murderous intent here ..... absolutely shocking ........ so many "hot heads" it's becoming almost an epidemic. Really upsetting to witness & see everyday ..... sad.

 

He was arguing with wife, have baby with them ...she grabbed the steering wheel...then the unthinkable happened.., He ran away, she in hospital and 50/50 chance baby will live...from a passenger who survived...why they not have school buses, but buy useless submarines from china...instead of school buses ????

[yrag]

44 minutes ago, Daveyh said:

It has to be the "Thai mindset" that causes Thai's to drive the way they do. Irrespective of whether they ride or drive it's the same irresponsible behaviour ....... even with a full "family" passenger load. Life is precious to all of us, especially family ..... so why is this always happening here? I've had the misfortune to witness road rage with murderous intent here ..... absolutely shocking ........ so many "hot heads" it's becoming almost an epidemic. Really upsetting to witness & see everyday ..... sad.

 

He was arguing with wife, have baby with them ...she grabbed the steering wheel...then the unthinkable happened.., He ran away, she in hospital and 50/50 chance baby will live...from a passenger who survived...why they not have school buses, but buy useless submarines from china...instead of school buses ????

[phantomfiddler]

You,ve gotta love ,em !

[balo]

Just another "normal" day in Thailand. 

[Rimmer]

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[spidermike007]

18 hours ago, shackleton said:

What ever happened to the government  saying a while back about people travelling  in the back of pick-ups trucks ect was going to be made illegal

i know this would be difficult to enforce especially outside Bangkok 

as most villagers use pick -ups for taking kids to school plus transporting workers 

so looks like nothing will change the carnage will continue 

 

Do you want to know what happened? The Prayuth effect is what happened. Know what that is? A proclamation is made. The forces go into effect for 7 days. Then all is forgotten. If anything could be said about this so called leader, it is that he cannot, will not, and does not follow up on anything. Sometimes that is a very good thing. Sometimes not in the case of traffic safety. He just does not care.

[Artisi]

9 hours ago, yrag said:

He was arguing with wife, have baby with them ...she grabbed the steering wheel...then the unthinkable happened.., He ran away, she in hospital and 50/50 chance baby will live...from a passenger who survived...why they not have school buses, but buy useless submarines from china...instead of school buses ????

school buses are big boys toys, therefore they aren't needed -- trust that cleared up the mis-understanding for you 

[Golden Triangle]

If there were rating agencies like Moody's, S&P or Fitch group with regard to traffic safety and driving Thailand would definitely get the coveted Gold AAA+   

Edited November 20, 2017 by Golden Triangle

[Artisi]

7 hours ago, Artisi said:

school buses are big boys toys, therefore they aren't needed -- trust that cleared up the mis-understanding for you 

That should read "aren't big boys toys" 

[biplanebluey]

On 11/19/2017 at 8:20 AM, LennyW said:

The daily carnage continues......

Yes but in the accident records this will be listed as only ONE DEAD as she(a young girl) was the only one that died at the scene----- this is what makes a mockery of the whole system RIP to those poor kids that died and speedy recovery to all injured. I feel so sad and sorry for ALL of them

[DD13]

The video on page 6 is horrific

 

should be shown daily on tv 

 

And on tv screens   At major road junctions.   When the lights are at red

 

on second thoughts only Westeners would take notice of it

[Artisi]

59 minutes ago, DD13 said:

The video on page 6 is horrific

 

should be shown daily on tv 

 

And on tv screens   At major road junctions.   When the lights are at red

 

on second thoughts only Westeners would take notice of it

Fate my friend fate, no need to see or comprehend. 

[Redline]

Students die everyday.  Since the PM is not elected, he should be held accountable

[Pui]

Until the law is taken seriously, these horrific scenes will continue to be part of life in Thailand. Enforcing road laws have to come from the government, its a top down process. Very sad indeed.

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[Russell17au]

Sorry, but you cannot blame just this PM because this has been going on for decades with all the previous PM's, elected or not they are all the same