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[snoop1130]

29 bus passengers injured in bus accident in Ayutthaya

 

 

Twenty-nine passengers were injured when a tour bus in which they were travelling from Udon Thani skidded off the lane, climbed on a road island and turned one-side up in Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya province on Monday morning.

 

Some of the passengers later told police that they suspected the bus driver might temporarily dozed off due to lack of rest as the bus moved unsteadily before it skidded off the lane, climbed on a road island and turned one side up.

 

The driver, identified as Thitikorn Onlert, 34, fled the scene after the accident.

 

Land transport official based in Ayutthaya province said that the GPS system on the bus showed the bus was cruising at an average of about 70 kph. He added that it was lucky that there was a big hole on the road island which appeared to have stopped the vehicle from jumping into the parallel road and ending up hitting a roadside power pole.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/29-bus-passengers-injured-bus-accident-ayutthaya/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-4-16

[JOC]

Here we go again.....!!

Not a question if it was going to happen....only a question about when.......

[Darcula]

4 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

He added that it was lucky that there was a big hole on the road island which appeared to have stopped the vehicle from jumping into the parallel road and ending up hitting a roadside power pole.

 

What, no amulet gets a special mention?

 

[JOC]

5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Some of the passengers later told police that they suspected the bus driver might temporarily dozed off due to lack of rest

And the driver fled the scene .......( after he woke up, I presume)

 

Just another day with Thai public transportation....

But Prayut is satisfied....

[JOC]

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Some of the passengers later told police that they suspected the bus driver might temporarily dozed off due to lack of rest

So this time it was not brake failure.....but break failure.....

[smedly]

jesus Christ, what is it three a week four a week of these bus crashes, what is wrong with these people running this country, if they can't deal with this then get educated trained people in that can.

 

Or are they too busy stuffing their own pockets to notice

 

I hope the current PM realises that he is totally 100% responsible for it all.

 

enough is enough, either start dealing with road carnage or step down now

[worgeordie]

"The driver, identified as Thitikorn Onlert, 34, fled the scene after the accident."

the police will find him fast asleep in bed !

regards worgeordie

[BEVUP]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

"The driver, identified as Thitikorn Onlert, 34, fled the scene after the accident."

the police will find him fast asleep in bed !

regards worgeordie

No, they wont bother to find him they will just politely ask him when is he ready to come in 

[trainman34014]

9 minutes ago, BEVUP said:

No, they wont bother to find him they will just politely ask him when is he ready to come in 

And he will be 'too busy' to come in for several days.

[sammieuk1]

Songkran not the same without bus carnage well done sleepy.

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, Darcula said:

What, no amulet gets a special mention?

 

The batteries for them were flat.

 

[Henrik Andersen]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The driver, identified as Thitikorn Onlert, 34, fled the scene after the accident.

Why he run away it seems as bus drivers run away from their responsibility everytime now 

Sorry I ask but are they on something??? 

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed. 

[lvr181]

We have a small glimmer of progress - no mention of brake failure!

 

Oh......... okay, the driver was possibly asleep and didn't know the brakes failed. My bad,  

[chainarong]

13 hours ago, smedly said:

jesus Christ, what is it three a week four a week of these bus crashes, what is wrong with these people running this country, if they can't deal with this then get educated trained people in that can.

 

Or are they too busy stuffing their own pockets to notice

 

I hope the current PM realises that he is totally 100% responsible for it all.

 

enough is enough, either start dealing with road carnage or step down now

You suggestion for getting properly trained people in has been voiced for decades from education to rubbish removal departments to taxi control boards and it all falls on deaf ears cause,  Thai's know best............................................

[seajae]

wife caught a bus to Bangkok last thursday night, driver was breathalyzed  before leaving, so was the second driver, both were then checked again at a couple of places along the route. Why all bus companies are not forced to follow this is beyond me with all the accidents/deaths we see in buses, she also said they sat on a lower speed as well. The trip took more time but she said it was good with a few breaks along the way as well, definitely will use this service in the future with so many other services failing to ensure passengers safety

[Bangkok Barry]

14 hours ago, smedly said:

jesus Christ, what is it three a week four a week of these bus crashes, what is wrong with these people running this country, if they can't deal with this then get educated trained people in that can.

 

Or are they too busy stuffing their own pockets to notice

 

I hope the current PM realises that he is totally 100% responsible for it all.

 

enough is enough, either start dealing with road carnage or step down now

 

They can't. The problems are too deeply ingrained.

 

1 - There is no meaningful driving test, and there never will be because to learn to drive properly is hard and takes patience and common sense. Thais do not do hard, they do 'That's good enough'. And they have no patience - 'Me First'. And there is a total lack of common sense in Thailand. And I mean total.

2 - The police are totally inept. They do nothing at all to prevent bad driving habits and are never seen at night - which is exactly the time they should be on the streets in search of drunk drivers. Drivers know they have no need to act responsibly because the chance of them being caught is close to zero ,and if they are they are punished by fines that probably haven't been updated in decades.

 

3 - Drivers of public and transport vehicles are poorly trained and maintenance is rarely if ever carried out because 'If not broken why do'.

4 - The authorities don't care because those who make decisions about such things are ferried around with police escorts and the carnage doesn't affect them.

5 - The only way anything will change is if Thais are forced to take proper driving lessons (and who will teach them?) and a western-style test is implemented. And that police actually do their job, patrol the roads and arrest people. It also needs a drastic culture change with drivers respecting other road users. None of which will happen.

 

[hlj]

1 hour ago, chainarong said:

You suggestion for getting properly trained people in has been voiced for decades from education to rubbish removal departments to taxi control boards and it all falls on deaf ears cause,  Thai's know best............................................

yes they do pockets first.

[Henrik Andersen]

2 hours ago, chainarong said:

I hope the current PM realises that he is totally 100% responsible for it all.

Are you Thai 

Blame other people for the accident stupid but Thai style 

[lvr181]

9 hours ago, chainarong said:

You suggestion for getting properly trained people in has been voiced for decades from education to rubbish removal departments to taxi control boards and it all falls on deaf ears cause,  Thai's know best............................................

"Thai's know best..........................................."  AKA TIT!