Phuket ice delivery driver unscathed after high-speed wipeout

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The driver of the ice delivery pickup truck, Tanakrit Chaiyabal, escaped serious injury despite the force of the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A man driving an ice delivery pickup truck amazingly escaped serious injury after his pickup levelled a young mango tree then slammed into the back of a parked truck at high speed early this morning (June 15).

 

Maj Kitipom Tinthalang of the Thalang Police was called to the scene of the accident, near the branch of the Krung Thai Bank on Thepkrasattri Rd southbound in Thepkrasattri, Thalang, at 5am.

 

Maj Kitipom along with other officers and rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation arrived to find just one man, the driver of the pickup truck, physically affected by the accident.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-ice-delivery-driver-unscathed-after-high-speed-wipeout-67512.php

 

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The Iceman Cometh.

14 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

Great Rob Michum movie, flying the Saber jets in Korean War. "the Iceman Cometh"

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Police believe Tanakrit fell asleep at the wheel,

Unlikely, unless he left an all night drinking session and went directly to work. At 5 AM he probably just started working.

16 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

Then rapidly stopeth.

16 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

 

37 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Then rapidly stopeth.

 

... or, rather, he didn’t stoppeth when he should have done!

The iceman had a meltdown and finished on the rocks.

Here on Phuket very common to see much larger trucks delivering ice with several young well-cooled lads standing on the back bumper. Never see these at speed, usually just meandering down the streets with occasional delivery stop to annoy the traffic.

2 hours ago, silver sea said:

 

 

... or, rather, he didn’t stoppeth when he should have done!

I have a lisp , I hope your not taking the pith.

4 hours ago, silver sea said:

 

 

... or, rather, he didn’t stoppeth when he should have done!

 

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

I have a lisp , I hope your not taking the pith.

 

Oh blimey! Wot, like Pontius Pilate you mean!?

 

 

On 6/15/2018 at 10:20 PM, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

Yes, I'm here.  ? 

 

These are the fools we share the road with everyday day here. 

 

On this occasion, it was a tree and a parked car, who knows who, or what, it could have been, but there are many like this guy on the road here. 

 

All minimum wage drivers, and everyone and / or everything they hit is collateral damage, whilst profits are being made. 

 

No end to the road carnage on Phuket. 

On 6/15/2018 at 7:20 PM, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

The Iceman Drunketh.