Truck crashes into manned police booth in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

Deciding it was better to hit a police booth than several motorcyclists, a truck driver aimed his out-of-control 10-wheeler at the cop kiosk in Muang Nakhon Ratchasima on Monday morning, to the considerable horror of the policeman inside.
 

The truck hauling rice demolished one side of the booth before coming to a stop inside the compound of a mall selling construction materials.

 

Pol Senior Sgt Major Jaran Thukhokkuan, 44, was slightly injured but able to struggle out of his wrecked booth after the accident at the Lotus intersection in Tambon Hua Thalay.

 

Jaran was operating the traffic lights at the intersection when he heard the sound of braking and saw the truck coming towards him.

He had no time to flee and said he felt fortunate to have not been severely hurt.

 

His motorcycle, parked beside the booth, was a write-off, though.

 

Truck driver Waipoj Saensuk, 53, was taking the rice to a mill when he tried and failed to brake for a red traffic at the intersection.

 

Realising there were many motorcyclists ahead of him, he decided to swerve to the side.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30338632

 

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Glad the policeman inside escaped. But you'd kind of have to think, there's a certain amount of karmic justice in this caper. 

Policeman: "... heard the sound of braking  ..."
Truck driver: "... tried and failed to brake ..."
I: "... was texting or making some other nonsense causing he saw the red light too late, got to brake hard but it was already too late ..."

20 hours ago, rebo said:

Policeman: "... heard the sound of braking  ..."
Truck driver: "... tried and failed to brake ..."
I: "... was texting or making some other nonsense causing he saw the red light too late, got to brake hard but it was already too late ..."

Next episode on your TV next week.

Brane, Brake or Brain failure ???

At least the truck driver did not blame brake failure, he admitted he braked too late.

An honest Thai driver