Ten tourists injured as Khao San minivan slams into tree in Nakorn Pathom

 

 

Ten foreign tourists were injured and taken to hospital after a private minivan hired to take Khao San Road area tourists to the Erawan Falls in Kanchanaburi crashed in Nakorn Pathom, west of Bangkok, yesterday.

Police have detained the driver.

He told the cops that he lost control of his vehicle when another vehicle at a U-turn braked suddenly. 

According to Thai News Agency the minivan span out of control before slamming into a tree in the central reservation.

The accident happened near the entrance to the Uniland Golf and Country Club. 

No other details, names or nationalities were reported. 

 

Source: http://www.tnamcot.com/view/5adebcdee3f8e40af1dac48b

 

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Aha the old 'why can't I suddenly change direction in a 2 tonne vehicle travelling at 140km/hr' trap

 

 

Mini vans in Thailand are not safe.     Proceed at your own risk..

 

"He told the cops that he lost control of his vehicle when another vehicle at a U-turn braked suddenly.'

A professional driver  operates his vehicle at a speed and in a manner that he can take evasive action when his road is not clear.

Those bees around the foreigner's head look quite dangerous. I hope all the tourists recover and forgive the minivan.

Edited April 24, 20188 yr by ratcatcher

I'm guessing the conversation in the picture is something like : 

Rescue man : "It was full of tourists, sir, how can we help the TAT cover this one up?"

Policemen : "We'll say the farang distracted the driver".

It's getting to farcical proportions when a drivers excuse is that he didn't allow for another vehicle braking. That's surely a guilty plea.

yet another case of ''Brain Failure''

it is almost unbelievable what goes on here.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

He told the cops that he lost control of his vehicle when another vehicle at a U-turn braked suddenly. 

Should read:

I was speeding like mad on the right lane.

I saw the U-turn sign but why should I care.

I was a bit sleepy, was a long shift (14 hours or so).

I see it on the box.he was going like a bat out of hell.the cops should throw the book at him and never let him behind the wheel again.

No tip for that driver.

The culture like many others is unable to take blame...or assume responsibility.

For those interested it called rationalising...

 

I was late getting to the airport. Is changed to the plane left without me[emoji28][emoji28][emoji28][emoji28]

 

 

 

 

a fine example of the 365 days (not 7days) of carnage on Thai roads

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

it is almost unbelievable what goes on here.

Yep! Chosing a minivan is like buying a lottery ticket. Who knows? You might be lucky. 

Must've been a lot worse years ago as Thai driving skills, particularly that of the mini-van drivers, have improved considerably over the last ten years or so. Just didn't get reported I suppose. Sheet, you want to try being squeezed up, knees around your ears, in the back of one of those old vans with a driver who thinks he's competing in Formula 1.

5 hours ago, maprao said:

The culture like many others is unable to take blame...or assume responsibility.

For those interested it called rationalising...

 

I was late getting to the airport. Is changed to the plane left without me

 

 

 

 

And it's not fair that they didn't wait for me, the airline knows that Bangkok has a lot of traffic jams. 

 

 

 

13 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

Mini vans in Thailand are not safe.     Proceed at your own risk..

 

I think they are safe when parked and locked up , the drivers on t'other hand ...............much the same  , safe when parked or locked up.

I wish they would start printing the passengers side of the story. Like the moronic tw@t of a driver had no idea how to drive even after we asked him to slow down he just sneered at us.  Sounds more like the truth

13 hours ago, Lungstib said:

It's getting to farcical proportions when a drivers excuse is that he didn't allow for another vehicle braking. That's surely a guilty plea.

Don't detain the driver he is just doing his expected job arrest the idiot who planted a tree in a killing zone.

No wonder they are going to question him further as there is no u turn at this section of road. There is lane that merges into the fast lane from Malaiman on to Phet Kasem so he probably just continued at a rate of knots and refused to 'merge'. 

Edited April 25, 20188 yr by alien365

There is only one situation here, NEVER use a minivan under any circumstances if you value your life. 

Two things here, minivan and Khao San Road.

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18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He told the cops that he lost control of his vehicle when another vehicle at a U-turn braked suddenly. 

According to Thai News Agency the minivan span out of control before slamming into a tree in the central reservation.

???? no collision..... I would have thought that the minivan would have had to go thru the turning vehicle, to end up in the central reservation

 

oh well, must be like getting shot in the right leg and having the bullet come out the left forearm

27 minutes ago, farcanell said:

???? no collision..... I would have thought that the minivan would have had to go thru the turning vehicle, to end up in the central reservation

 

oh well, must be like getting shot in the right leg and having the bullet come out the left forearm

There is no U turn as reported in the story. It I still possible that he swerved to avoid a car. Some traffic cuts from the merging lane on the right to the far left lane to turn towards Uniland. (You have about 100m to make it across the lanes of Phet Kasem). If that was the case he must have been fishtailing before hitting the tree.

21 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

Mini vans in Thailand are not safe.     Proceed at your own risk..

 

It's Not the Vans It's the Drivers That Are Not Safe and Incompetent.

6 minutes ago, digger70 said:

It's Not the Vans It's the Drivers That Are Not Safe and Incompetent.

 

 

Please offer your thoughts about the whole matter of vans and traffic accidents involving vans.

 

I'd like to hear what you have to say.

 

 

4 hours ago, Jonnapat said:

There is only one situation here, NEVER use a minivan under any circumstances if you value your life. 

Especially a Khao San Road minivan! 

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He told the cops that he lost control of his vehicle

At least he said HE lost control rather than the van lost control.

 

On 24/04/2018 at 9:32 PM, happy chappie said:

I see it on the box.he was going like a bat out of hell.the cops should throw the book at him and never let him behind the wheel again.

but will they??

Answer will be a big NO.....he will be back on the road doing same same