Double tragedy in Tak as accident blackspot claims two fatal crashes

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Double tragedy as accident blackspot claims two fatal crashes

By SOMJIT RUNGJAMRASRASSAMEE 
THE NATION

 

 

TWO FATAL bus accidents have taken place at exactly the same spot in Tak province within a 12-hour period.
 

Victims of the second tragedy were actually officials inspecting the scene of the first accident, which caused six deaths and injured at least 30 people late on Monday night. 

 

 

“The second accident killed one and injured two others on Tuesday morning,” said Pol Colonel Samoraphum Faikhieo, the superintendent of Tak – Kamphaeng Phet highway station. 

 

He said Manida Thankijrungroj, a female labour official, was killed instantly in the second incident, while Pol Captain Sanya Phumkomsan, a highway official, and another man were injured. 

 

 

According to Samoraphum, the first accident involved a bus carrying Myanmar workers . Officials from various agencies then gathered to inspect the scene and gather evidence. 

 

“As officials were working at the spot, another bus sped down a hill, lost control, banged into a highway-police vehicle before crashing further into traffic barriers,” Samoraphum said. 

 

He said officials began running for their lives when they saw the bus coming down the hill – but for some, the vehicle had been travelling too fast for them to get out of the way.

 

 

Samoraphum said the bus driver was now being detained for interrogation and faced further legal proceedings. 

 

“This bus was returning from Mae Sot, where it dropped off its Myanmar passengers,” he said. 

 

As of press time, 12 victims of the first bus accident remained hospitalised with severe injuries. 

 

 

“Some 18 others were released from hospitals after receiving treatment,” Samoraphum said. 

 

The bus involved in the first accident had been taking Myanmar workers from Tak to Chachoengsao when the driver lost control and crashed down a roadside hill on Monday night.

 

Pol Capt Kiarttisak Boonplong, deputy inspector of Mae Thor police, said that accident happened at 10.51pm on the Mae Sot-Tak road at the kilometre marker No 68+200 in Tambon Mae Thor in Muang district.

 

Bus driver Pisit Thanathakpasit, 40, told police he could not slow down at the bend. 

 

He said he attempted to drive the bus against the roadside concrete barrier to slow it down but it eventually plunged off the road and crashed about five metres down the hillside. Police suspect the driver was speeding and his brakes failed.

 

Late last month, a chartered double-decker bus taking 47 registered Myanmar workers to Pathum Thani province caught fire in Tak’s Muang district, killing 20 people who were trapped inside.

 

Rescuers said the 20 badly burned bodies were found piled up on one another near the exit doors.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30342939

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-11

[Odysseus123]

Good God!

 

I guess that the best policy is to flee whenever you see ANY bus coming down a hill..

 

My condolences to the latest victims of this awful,murderous,insane,stupidity.

Edited April 10, 2018 by Odysseus123

[Get Real]

The only thing tragic, is that they still can´t drive.

[Darcula]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police suspect the driver was speeding and his brakes failed.

 

Damn, they're good. Nothing gets past these boys in brown pants.

 

[Juan B Tong]

I love this line..

"but for some, the vehicle had been travelling too fast"

 

 

[Cadbury]

I don't wish to sound disrespectful to the dead and injured but we are still only in the pre-Songkran lead up. Can it get any worse?

And all the government does via their various departments is come out with platitudinous promises and worn out theories like 7-7-7. Where are the strict controls on buses, drivers and bus owners?

[worgeordie]

"Bus driver Pisit Thanathakpasit, 40, told police he could not slow down at the bend. "

Typical Thai excuse, its the bends fault,not easy to slow down,if you have put the bus

in neutral and was coasting down the hills,to save fuel, or at very least in high gear,

looks like nothing is going to change,you are supposed to learn from others mistakes,

regards worgeordie

 

[JOC]

As usual the roads.....brakes.....accident blackspots are blamed for the accidents...

 

Look at the road in the OP.......In perfect condition and with two lanes in each direction...

 

Poor driving skills and poor vehicle maintenance are the only culprits here.....

[leeneeds]

Ineptitude prevails again.

 

R.I.P

[cnx355]

I guess there was not signage or emergency warning  at least 1 kilomètre form the scene to advise drivers of the obstacle....as usual !

 

Probably the police car  was  parked just a few meters from the personnel on the road... Emergency lights on ?

On the photo the lights are still OFF and the car on the road shoulder . 2 cops on the road and no other car with lights to protect the scene and we can see far away.

 

But that is just speculation ... Only the bus driver fault 100 %

[NCC1701A]

" Victims of the second tragedy were actually officials inspecting the scene of the first accident..."

 

" He said officials began running for their lives when they saw the bus coming down the hill..."

 

You can't make this shit up!

 

<DELETED!>

 

RIP latest victims of the do nothing Thai government and Thai police.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

A double point to he horizon will sort this out or a glance at the apparent lack of tread on the bus tyres may save some arm raising.  

[Classic Ray]

26 minutes ago, cnx355 said:

I guess there was not signage or emergency warning  at least 1 kilomètre form the scene to advise drivers of the obstacle....as usual !

 

Probably the police car  was  parked just a few meters from the personnel on the road... Emergency lights on ?

On the photo the lights are still OFF and the car on the road shoulder . 2 cops on the road and no other car with lights to protect the scene and we can see far away.

 

But that is just speculation ... Only the bus driver fault 100 %

When I was instructing trainee police officers nearly forty years ago, the first rule of dealing with a collision was PRESERVE THE SCENE. This meant concentrating your efforts on ensuring there were no more collisions, by signage, stopping traffic etc, even before rendering first aid or rescue to the casualties of the collision, and making sure that was the case for the duration of the operation. That message obviously has not reached Thailand yet, where stupid is as stupid does.

[jenny2017]

“Some 18 others were released from hospitals after receiving treatment,” Samoraphum said. 

 

   Some?

[Classic Ray]

3 minutes ago, jenny2017 said:

“Some 18 others were released from hospitals after receiving treatment,” Samoraphum said. 

 

   Some?

Just a figure of speech meaning "A total of".

[kannot]

Huh TOTAL failure no doubt to secure the area after the first incident, lets  just  mull around and look at our  phones whilst the mop n bucket brigade  turn up

[kannot]

As a  warning to  other farlangs I have  marked the Black spot  on the map

 

 

[kannot]

1 hour ago, Darcula said:

 

Damn, they're good. Nothing gets past these boys in brown pants.

 

And I bet those pants  really were "brown" on seeing the approaching bus

[Khun Paul]

When will the Govt and the POLICE, understand it is not normally an in-animate object that causes these deaths and injuries it is the IDIOT behind the wheel and start clamping down on drivers before they drive and raise the standard of driving training, any company failing to do so will lose its licence to operatre immediately and fined 100k or more for putting customer lives in danger. 

 

Excuses about brakes etc are just that,  excuses for driver error and lack of training plus the companies are also azt fault for putting passengers who PAY to go from A to B safely .

Simple , logical and true, howsever no-one likes to be told they are bad . I once travelled on a bus , where the driver was reckless. I tried to tell him, but norm al response, your farang what do you know. I stopped the bus and got off. The bus had an accident some miles down the road. I agsain stopped and told the Police what had happened to me, , but the driver had run off. No surprise .

[Odysseus123]

Yep..I was once in the middle of a horror trip and was screaming at the top of my lungs.."Slow Down" (in Thai)

 

The other mentally deranged lunatics (all Thai) were screaming"speed up!"

 

Goodness graciousness me..the only time I have ever sworn in public at a murder of Thais.

[mikebell]

There's an accident black spot near me in Bang Saray.  In my time here over twenty-five deaths have been reported.  The inept police solution was to put up a bogus speed camera sign which lasted nearly a week.

Every night powerful bikes use the road for high speed racing but of course Thai police are afraid of the dark and don't come out at night in case they are forced to do their job.

[maximillian]

 

Driving slowly when necessary doesn't come to their minds.

[TKDfella]

My condolences to the families of the dead. Bus Drivers here will never act responsibly it seems.

[0815]

Brakes failed ???
BRAINS FAIL !!!  Of all involved. Drivers, police, polititians....

[Hupaponics]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“As officials were working at the spot, another bus sped down a hill, lost control, banged into a highway-police vehicle before crashing further into traffic barriers,” Samoraphum said. 

 

He said officials began running for their lives when they saw the bus coming down the hill – but for some, the vehicle had been travelling too fast for them to get out of the way.

 

My wife is sent out for inspection when a major accident has accrued, and sometimes she sent me some pic's. When I saw that she was standing out on the road among the traffic, I gave her ha real hard time when she came home regarding to her personal safety. Actually, first time I informed her, second time I was more harsh. This will be a fine example to not believe that some cones will protect people working at the scene.

 

It's sad that people had to put their lives. However, I hope this will be a wake up call (now when officials had to go down) to actually enforce the law and find unsuitable drivers and vehicles before accident happens. My guess (and hope) is that it starts at that spot. I would not mind if they stop speeding busses and beat the crap of the drivers.

[sawadee1947]

well, years ago (maybe still at present) you could buy a driver's license.

So these drivers never learnt to check the bus before starting a tour. And they never were trained to tackle difficult situations.

It's the price passengers are paying. And a shame on govt for doing nothing to stop carnage and to establish law!

 

 

[Jonnapat]

3 hours ago, leeneeds said:

Ineptitude prevails again.

 

R.I.P

'' ineptitude"? I think you're being a little generous.

[ujayujay]

Brake fail case number........

[oldlakey]

8 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Good God!

 

I guess that the best policy is to flee whenever you see ANY bus coming down a hill..

 

My condolences to the latest victims of this awful,murderous,insane,stupidity.

You reap what you sow NEXT

[gintis0604]

9 hours ago, JOC said:

As usual the roads.....brakes.....accident blackspots are blamed for the accidents...

 

Look at the road in the OP.......In perfect condition and with two lanes in each direction...

 

Poor driving skills and poor vehicle maintenance are the only culprits here.....

It's only the drivers fault. A good driver can feel if something is wrong with the bus, BEFORE entering a hill.