webfact Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Bangkok man killed when pickup truck hits wild elephant By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath A Bangkok driver was killed on Wednesday night when his pickup truck apparently hit a wild elephant on a dark road in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district. The driver was identified as Nakharin Boonchai, 58, a Bangkok resident. His badly-damaged pickup was found on a road in Ban Kud Kla Phan Suek in Tambon Moo Si. Rescuers had to use an iron cutter to remove his body which was trapped behind the wheel. Khanchit Srinoppawan, chief of the Khaoyai National Park, who inspected the scene with police and rescuers, noticed footsteps of a large elephant at the spot, which showed the elephant walked back into the forest. Officials believe the pickup hit a large elephant as the road was dark and the driver could not see the pachyderm. Khanchit said wild elephants often roamed in the area, called Chao Duan. Park officials will try to locate the elephant which is likely injured. The road is often crossed by wild elephants at that point because it divides Khaoyai National Park and a corn plantation. Early this month, a pickup truck driver was injured when his vehicle hit a wild elephant at the same location. Officials plan to install street lamps at the location to prevent further accidents. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359499 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted November 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2018 Wild? I bet he was absolutely livid! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted November 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Officials plan to install street lamps at the location to prevent further accidents. What if the elephants refuse to gather together under the street lamps? 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 RIP to the driver, but it's a head-on collision so one wonders about whether he was paying attention, driving too fast for the conditions, or that his headlamps were working at all. Elephant 1 : driver 0 - I like the score. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marko kok prong Posted November 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2018 I do hope the Pachyderm is not badly hurt,so many hazards on Thai roads,i rarely drive after dark,it is bad enough in the day. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 4 hours ago, zaphod reborn said: RIP to the driver, but it's a head-on collision so one wonders about whether he was paying attention, driving too fast for the conditions, or that his headlamps were working at all. Elephant 1 : driver 0 - I like the score. Could be all of the above. But ......large animals on a road are difficult to spot in the dark. Especially if standing side on. Twenty 6 years ago I hit a horse which in the process of taking the roof of my car sustained internal injuries but no broken legs. I Was paying attention, driving at nominal road speed for the conditions and my headlamps were perfectly functional. Problem was that they shone under the animal showing me the more distant road until I was too close to stop in time!! At night your horizon is mostly the road surface unless there is another vehicle in front leading you or approaching. Being non reflective the presence of a large animal is not so easy to spot or actually anticipate. Or perhaps so in wild elephant territory. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesc55 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I think they need to put reflectors on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiChakayan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: Could be all of the above. But ......large animals on a road are difficult to spot in the dark. Especially if standing side on. Twenty 6 years ago I hit a horse which in the process of taking the roof of my car sustained internal injuries but no broken legs. I Was paying attention, driving at nominal road speed for the conditions and my headlamps were perfectly functional. Problem was that they shone under the animal showing me the more distant road until I was too close to stop in time!! At night your horizon is mostly the road surface unless there is another vehicle in front leading you or approaching. Being non reflective the presence of a large animal is not so easy to spot or actually anticipate. Or perhaps so in wild elephant territory. lol Not very smart to drive a go-kart at night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirasan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, petesc55 said: I think they need to put reflectors on them. Could tape a couple of CDs to the tail 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, petesc55 said: I think they need to put reflectors on them. Going home one night ,up ahead I see a little red light swaying back a forth,thinking it's someone drunk on a bike,I slowed down, getting nearer,I see it's a man walking along with an Elephant and fixed to its tail was a small red light, regards worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Everything's the wrong colors after dusk for a driver to see well.... In the states, where I lived once, there was open range..... About once a year someone would hit a black bull or cow that ambled out at the wrong time.....Sometimes fatal for the driver as the animal ended up in the driver's seat....One guy got gored by a scared/angry bull.....Another died when he cut the legs out from under a horse & it sheared off the roof & the driver..... Just a deer can take out a car let alone a bear, elk, elephant... I quit driving long distances at night here, (my preferred way to travel), after a bus hit an elephant a couple of years ago on the main road..... It's a novelty to see them in daylight - probably real hard to recognize, process, & react at nightime.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 4 hours ago, KiChakayan said: Not very smart to drive a go-kart at night... Really? To say that implies you have done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesc55 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 21 hours ago, worgeordie said: Going home one night ,up ahead I see a little red light swaying back a forth,thinking it's someone drunk on a bike,I slowed down, getting nearer,I see it's a man walking along with an Elephant and fixed to its tail was a small red light, regards worgeordie Just a proper 'tail light'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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