webfact Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Couple killed as pickup crashes, burns in Surat Thani By The Nation A couple returning from celebrating Valentine’s Day eve with friends were killed when their pickup truck crashed into a roadside power pole in Surat Thani early on Wednesday, police said. Police said the accident happened on the Muang Surat Thani bypass road in front of Tesco Lotus Surat Thani at 2.30am. Firefighters took about 30 minutes to put out the fire, after which the found the charred bodies of Sutthipong Inwan and Nutchanart Suwansri. Police said the pickup was apparently speeding and the driver lost control at the curve, as the road was slippery due to rain. The impact of the crash caused the pickup's roof to be hurled many metres away from the vehicle. Friends told police that the two were salespeople for chemicals and medicine for prawn farms. They had come to Surat Thani from Songkhla to introduce their products at a fair, and had gone to drink with friends at a Surat Thani pub to celebrate Valentine's Day eve. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30338803 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Police said the pickup was apparently speeding and the driver lost control at the curve, as the road was slippery due to rain. Ah, so it was the road's fault. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Drink speed pickup dead words used in conjunction hourly here. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 ".....and had gone to drink with friends at a Surat Thani pub to celebrate Valentine's Day eve." SSDD!!! Go and get shitfaced, then drive home! They certainly won't be the last to meet their fate, thinking they are invincible. At least they didn't wipe-out any innocent people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Hey guys you missed Valentine's Day! High risk behavior has consequences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Wiggy said: Police said the pickup was apparently speeding and the driver lost control at the curve, as the road was slippery due to rain. Ah, so it was the road's fault. Again. Yep , not lack of brakes this time . Damn rain , how many deaths does it cause every year , time it was illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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