webfact Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Driver killed, 8 passengers hurt in bus crash in Khon Kaen By The Nation A Khon Kaen-Loei bus fell from a three-metre-high bridge in Khon Kaen on Tuesday morning, killing the driver and injuring eight passengers. Police said the bus crashed into a rail on the Pha Nok Khao bridge linking Khon Kaen’s Chomphu district and Loei’s Phu Kradung district at 6.30am and fell down to a dry creek below. Rescuers had to douse the bus with water from a fire engine because there was a gas leakage. They took about half an hour to remove the injured passengers from the bus. The passengers were identified as Aor Kaewduang, 22, Bungrat Anphakdee, 71, Boonmee Wongkhamphui, 57, Wilailak Toso, 22, Thitirat Thnipithak, 62, Si Simamala, 33, Patcharaporn Wongkhamphui, 33, and Benjaporn Polchan, 22. They were rushed to the Phu Kradueng Hospital. The body of the driver was found outside the bus. He was identified as Boonmee Upama, 52. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339304 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 And what does the BIB think caused the crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillian Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, 1337markus said: And what does the BIB think caused the crash? Brake failure ? Fell asleep ? Suicide ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, maximillian said: Brake failure ? Fell asleep ? Suicide ? 6:30 AM, already "some" daylight. Straight road in good condition but a narrow bridge. Main witness is dead. Let's wait whether a passenger knows what happened. All speculation until then. Could have been oncoming traffic from a forbidden overtaking? Bus trying to avoid frontal collision? 30 km from our place. Edited February 21, 2018 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somchai Logic Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, maximillian said: Brake failure ? Fell asleep ? Suicide ? Luckily the "Cause" only took himself out... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, webfact said: Khon Kaen’s Chomphu district and Loei’s Phu Kradung district For the books: it's bordering Chum Phae district not Si Chomphu on highway 201. Edited February 21, 2018 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 On 2/20/2018 at 2:22 PM, webfact said: The body of the driver was found outside the bus. No seat belt? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Somchai Logic said: Luckily the "Cause" only took himself out... You have decided then that it was his fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 15 hours ago, Srikcir said: No seat belt? Have you ever seen a bus driver wearing a seat belt? I don't know the legal situation in Thailand but up until a few years it was not even mandatory for commercial drivers in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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