rooster59 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Van crash leaves driver dead, hotel staff injured Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: At 6am this morning (Dec 9), Lt Col Sakkarin Sangjaroen of Chalong Police was informed of a road accident on Wiset Rd in Rawai. Lt Jaruwat Pornrat of Chalong Police and Rawai municipality rescue workers arrived at the scene near KBA Kitesurfing school to find a Toyota van that had collided head-on with a cement slab on the side of the road. Van driver Arun Sintoon, 25, and his passenger Chaichana Rompothong, 26, were stuck in the van and could not leave the vehicle without assistance. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/van-crash-leaves-driver-dead-hotel-staff-injured-65046.php#dMHbtuT38WjyzVtW.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-12-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: Toyota van that had collided head-on with a cement slab on the side of the road. Hope the police can find cctv footage so they can determine who crashed into who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 One blessing is that, for once there were no innocent tourists killed or injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I bet cement slab claimed brake failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 'Van crash leaves driver dead, hotel staff injured' 'Van driver Arun Sintoon, 25, and his passenger Chaichana Rompothong, 26, were stuck in the van and could not leave the vehicle without assistance.' If the van driver was dead he would need assistance, wouldn't he?! And if the picture shows the impact point then that doesn't fit 'slab by the roadside' either. My condolences to the family of the driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 How many more innocent people need to die, before the authorities understand that there is a real problem on the hazardous Thai roads, that cannot be tackled solely with demagogic statements ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 58 minutes ago, TKDfella said: 'Van crash leaves driver dead, hotel staff injured' 'Van driver Arun Sintoon, 25, and his passenger Chaichana Rompothong, 26, were stuck in the van and could not leave the vehicle without assistance.' If the van driver was dead he would need assistance, wouldn't he?! And if the picture shows the impact point then that doesn't fit 'slab by the roadside' either. My condolences to the family of the driver He died in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconut Kidd Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 7 hours ago, observer90210 said: How many more innocent people need to die, before the authorities understand that there is a real problem on the hazardous Thai roads, that cannot be tackled solely with demagogic statements ? ? ? Hundreds, thousands, and many more because they don't f=ing care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, observer90210 said: How many more innocent people need to die, before the authorities understand that there is a real problem on the hazardous Thai roads, that cannot be tackled solely with demagogic statements ? ? I think they well understand. I just think they simply don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decca60 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 777 road safety plan, where are you????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleble Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 At least if only the driver died, there is finally a justice ! Hope that the innocent passengers will recover quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Seatbelts save lives. The pictures in the link tell a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 22 hours ago, rooster59 said: Van driver Arun Sintoon, 25, and his passenger Chaichana Rompothong, 26, were stuck in the van otherwise they would have fled the scene..............as usually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 20 hours ago, stevenl said: He died in hospital. Oh right, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) On 12/9/2017 at 3:17 PM, Dmaxdan said: One blessing is that, for once there were no innocent tourists killed or injured. Tourists are the only people to be concerned about? Really? Edited December 10, 2017 by Just Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 23 hours ago, TKDfella said: 'Van crash leaves driver dead, hotel staff injured' 'Van driver Arun Sintoon, 25, and his passenger Chaichana Rompothong, 26, were stuck in the van and could not leave the vehicle without assistance.' If the van driver was dead he would need assistance, wouldn't he?! And if the picture shows the impact point then that doesn't fit 'slab by the roadside' either. My condolences to the family of the driver He died in hospital so he did need assistance at the scene, didn't he?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Old Croc said: Seatbelts save lives. The pictures in the link tell a story. What story about seatbelts do the pictures tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Police don’t exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 15 hours ago, Just Weird said: What story about seatbelts do the pictures tell? I have no interest in pointing out the obvious to a poster whose main posting style seems to be asking inane questions about other people's contributions on a subject. You remind me of someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 6 hours ago, Old Croc said: I have no interest in pointing out the obvious to a poster whose main posting style seems to be asking inane questions about other people's contributions on a subject. You remind me of someone. I imagine that your real answer is that the photos do not tell any story at all. My "posting style" is simply commenting on comments or OPs which is the only reason for a forum to exist, you know, exchange of views and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Perhaps if you would have gone to the actual article, you would have seen this photo clearly showing the drivers side windscreen having a serious impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul944 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 The van does not look that old but had no airbags apparently. Poor driver forgot to keep his eyes and van on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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