Three injured in 12-vehicle pile-up in Bangkok

[webfact]

Three injured in 12-vehicle pile-up in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Nation TV

 

An 18-wheel truck lost control on the down ramp of a Ramkhamhaeng Road flyover in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district, crashing into two vehicles and causing a chain reaction that caught up a dozen vehicles late on Tuesday night.
 

Police said four vehicles caught fire and three people were injured in the accident at 10.30pm near the Lam Salee Intersection.

 

Police arrested the driver of the truck, Suwachat Pruprong, 24, on a charge of reckless driving causing injuries and property damage. They also tested him for drugs and are awaiting the results.

 

Suwachat claimed he had braked hard after a motorcycle cut across his path, but lost control before hitting a taxi that was stopped at the intersection’s red light. The force of the impact shunted cars against each other like billiard balls.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30357570

 

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[richard_smith237]

How fast was he going to loose control after 'braking hard' to avoid a motorcycle?

 

How fast was he going to shunt not one but four cars?

 

Hmm... its all a bit Whiffy...  How about he was speeding and driving dangerously and leave it at that.. The excuse people make on the roads here are extremely childish and these fools dish out these excuses on a daily basis when involved in an accident.

[Dmaxdan]

And so it continues.....Excess speed, a total lack of awareness and zero driving ability. Its beyond pathetic now. At least nobody died on this occasion. 

[SkyNets]

This is barely news anymore, there should be a minimum of 20 cars or 10 deaths before reporting.

[Redline]

Nothing will be done to address this.  Interesting the government is worried about a drop in population numbers, and aging population when most of the deaths are young people.  They even spend money on paying for people to have babies.  Save your children!

[Lupatria]

[hotchilli]

Thai's really know how to party !!

[quandow]

This is a silly ass question but I gotta ask it - isn't it illegal for big rigs to drive at 10:30 p.m.?

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Suwachat claimed he had braked hard after a motorcycle cut across his path, but lost control

Curious as to why there is always an excuse pointing to someone elses fault. 

 

Obviously, sometimes it is someone elses fault but it seems to be quoted a lot! 

[anon537687643]

And the smart asses of TV Say the record number of fatalities is not about “bad driving behaviour “ but it’s “road safety “


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[Burma Bill]

"Dodgy" brakes again??