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Slippery road blamed for Phuket tour bus colliding with power pole

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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There were 10 Chinese tourists on the bus when the accident took place. Photo: Wichit Traffic Police

 

PHUKET: -- A bus carrying 10 Chinese tourists crashed into an power pole on Chao Fa Tawan Tok Rd southbound close to the Darasamut Underpass yesterday night, with the accident blamed on a slippery road due to rain.

 

Capt Charus Lemparn of the Wichit Traffic Police confirmed to The Phuket News today (Feb 20), “A bus crashed into a power pole on Chao Fa Tawan Tok Rd southbound in front of Wichitsongkram School, and close to the Darasamut Underpass, at 7 pm yesterday (Feb 19).

 

“It had just rained and the road was slippery, this is what caused the accident,” he said.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/slippery-road-blamed-for-phuket-tour-bush-colliding-with-power-pole-66037.php

 
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9 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

How about the driver at the appropriate road speed for the weather conditions ... oh wait .... need to get the pax back to hotel for dinner time.

Yes, and if not on time the driver will be punished.

 

The real culprits here are the operators, who have their drivers on impossibly tight schedules, forcing them to drive way, way too fast.

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You're going to tell me that speeding had nothing to do with it.   Thailand will never get out of being #1 or #2 in death on the roads.

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13 minutes ago, Mango Bob said:

You're going to tell me that speeding had nothing to do with it.   Thailand will never get out of being #1 or #2 in death on the roads.

They really don't seem to mind.

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Always those dam.. power-poles, they should put those power lines underground asap.

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Any excuse other than the moron driving. Guess it escaped their diagnosis of the situation that the driver could have slowed down and driven according to the conditions. Pfft.

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17 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

How about the driver at the appropriate road speed for the weather conditions ... oh wait .... need to get the pax back to hotel for dinner time.

The tyres might be worth a look too!

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Whew!  their Strike rate, over the last couple of days had been drooping down to dangerous unsustainable levels...

-  but this will restore things back to normal

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1 minute ago, Media1 said:

poor driving and no maintenance next. Can we also.pollutiin test the vehicle. Next

 

BYO oil slick

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4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I don’t know which is worse, that the gallactally stupid idiots make this rubbish up  or that they seem to believe it...

What month is it..Ask them

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15 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I don’t know which is worse, that the gallactally stupid idiots make this rubbish up  or that they seem to believe it...

Kapitan Kop had to say something!!!

 

...the spotlight was on him to make the 1st guess

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