Driver dead as overturned tanker spills 40,000 liters of diesel into Nan creek

[oldlakey]

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

That load will kill everything that might have been living in the creek and on the banks for a very long time.

Not half as long as the driver

 

4 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

 

That's actually pretty impressive. 

There looks to be a bit of a bend, it must have taken him by surprise 

[Montnoveau]

14 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

I'm no expert on flammable liquids, but doesn't diesel have a higher flash point than gasoline or avgas?

Diesel oil is not highly explosive under normal circumstances  .

Was the driver, unfamiliar as he was with the route, driving in a manner to allow for reaction to road and weather conditions?

 

Yes, diesel needs to be heated above 50C to ignite.

[varun]

13 hours ago, Esso49 said:

Firstly Monkeys have more sense so stop insulting them. 

 

Second,  I have to wonder why exactly he was taking a back door route to Laos.   Could it be some tax avoidance scam maybe ?  Anybody know what the Laos diesel taxation rate is compared to the subsidised Thai rate ?

You are right.

Monkeys do have more sense than Somchai.

[SmartyMarty]

I suspect speed was part of the problem as the truck had slid into its final position. Note the undamaged concrete road bollards beside it. It must have overturned earlier.

[DieterWiehe]

23 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

I'm no expert on flammable liquids, but doesn't diesel have a higher flash point than gasoline or avgas?

Diesel oil is not highly explosive under normal circumstances  .

Was the driver, unfamiliar as he was with the route, driving in a manner to allow for reaction to road and weather conditions?

 

You are right but of course , but what do you expect from the Bullshit experts

[iamariva1957]

20 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

And not a single word of concern how that massive amount of diesel flowing down the creek and seeping into the soil will be contained in order to prevent an environmental disaster. Instead, "rescue services personnel" (rescuing whom, rescuing what?) "doused the area in water" to ensure that the diesel washed down the creek even faster... and to potentially bring it to places where farmers burn their plastic garbage. These people are just hopeless.

God Dam guy! You have me in tears laughing!!!!!