webfact Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Samut Prakan funfair accident leaves 14 injured By The Nation Fourteen people were hurt when part of a ride broke apart at a funfair in Samut Prakan. The accident happened at 8.30pm on Sunday, when two arms of the Monster ride broke, sending chair carts crashing to the ground. The annual fair is held to pay respect to Phra Samut Pagoda inside the compound of the Samut Prakan provincial hall. Fortunately, the arms of the Monster, which depicts a giant squid, were not very high off the ground and nobody was badly hurt. The injured were taken to Samut Prakan and Muaeng Samut Paknam hospitals. The ride depicts a giant squid with its arms all around, each with three carts hanging down. The ride spins while the carts move up and down at a slow pace. Each cart spins while the giant arms move up and down in a circular motion. Anuchit Jaithientham, 31, the staff member in charge of the ride, told police that the accident happened after the ride had spun around four or five times. He said that screws that pinned the giant squid head to the arms had become loose and fallen off, causing the head to tilt and hit some arms. The impact caused two arms to slip off their locks, sending them and the hanging carts crashing down. Anuchit said after the two arms hit the ground, the ride kept on spinning for two more rounds because of the momentum. The riders had only suffered injuries because they had become frightened and jumped off their carts before the ride completely halted, Anuchit said. Anuchit and the owner of the ride, Somdej Rassamee, 60, were taken to the Mueang Samut Prakan police station for further questioning. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30332042 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Let's see. Hummmmm, made in China, assembled by Thai. What could possibly go wrong??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Near the top of my "To never do in Thailand" list. Just below bungy jumping. Health and safety in Thailand means cover it up and hope no one realises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphGB Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 '' The riders had only suffered injuries because they had become frightened and jumped off their carts before the ride completely halted, Anuchit said.'' Typical Thai attitude - never their responsibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 1 minute ago, RandolphGB said: '' The riders had only suffered injuries because they had become frightened and jumped off their carts before the ride completely halted, Anuchit said.'' Typical Thai attitude - never their responsibility Fate .... Simply fate ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Who needs to go to a funfair in Thailand.. just go on on the roads that’s enough... all the fun of the Fair.. including White Knuckle Ride....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 the schadenfreude is strong here, my you lot love it when something goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) sure glad this only happens in thailand. oh, wait ....http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/918400/watch-passengers-sent-flying-into-the-air-after-amusement-park-ride-malfunctions embedded for those of you with difficulty following links. but it just a one off.... and this ..... but its just a thai thing. oh, almost forgot this. Edited November 20, 2017 by HooHaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Screws came loose? Aren't they supposed to have the nuts wired on, or bent cotter pins through slotted nuts to keep them from coming loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 15 minutes ago, Guitar God said: Screws came loose? Aren't they supposed to have the nuts wired on, or bent cotter pins through slotted nuts to keep them from coming loose? Double nuts. But one got loose, while the other operated the equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 have't yet seen a claim, that surviving was attributed to it being in the temple grounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Guitar God said: Screws came loose? Aren't they supposed to have the nuts wired on, or bent cotter pins through slotted nuts to keep them from coming loose? Not in Thailand...they held on by the amulet hanging around the Fun Fair operators neck...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 They are talking about building a cable car across the river to the other bank of Samut Prakan, no thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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