Drivers safe after car slams tuk-tuk head-on in Kamala

[webfact]

Drivers safe after car slams tuk-tuk head-on in Kamala

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Both drivers escaped serious injury in the impact. Photo: Kamala Rescue

 

PHUKET: A tuk-tuk driver escaped serious injury after a car crossed into his lane and slammed into the little red vehicle head-on along the coastal road through Kamala yesterday afternoon (Jan 24).

 

The driver of the oncoming vehicle told police that he fell asleep at the wheel.

 

Kamala Police were called to the scene, near the local market about 80 metres from the turnoff to Phuket FantaSea, at 2:30pm.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/drivers-safe-after-car-slams-tuk-tuk-head-on-in-kamala-70149.php#b6bQOkt9tVFtcDMc.99 

 

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[PatOngo]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

The driver of the oncoming vehicle told police that he fell asleep at the wheel.

The driver must be a very hard worker, falling asleep at 2.30 in the afternoon. I think he needs to slow down!...……..But then again, cars are very unpredictable things, right?

[RotBenz8888]

10 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

The driver must be a very hard worker, falling asleep at 2.30 in the afternoon. I think he needs to slow down!...……..But then again, cars are very unpredictable things, right?

He must have been very sleepy, as he forgot to mention that the brakes didn't work.....

[stevenl]

He fell asleep on that road?

[the guest]

Depends if he has the wife sitting next to him, when they start talking I go right off to sleep.

[mok199]

Yes that 14 hour sleep last night left him exhausted ..add in eating , texting , and a 3 minute shag ....no wonder he needed an afternoon kip

[300sd]

Probably had it on cruise control.

[Psimbo]

That's a very dangerous junction- it really needs a traffic light.  People use the dual carriageway as a racetrack., sometimes 3 abreast.

 

Its quite common to come around that corner and find vehicles with their nose into the carriageway trying to force their way out.

[AhFarangJa]

16 hours ago, mok199 said:

Yes that 14 hour sleep last night left him exhausted ..add in eating , texting , and a 3 minute shag ....no wonder he needed an afternoon kip

3 minutes........that is extremely optimistic of you sir.......or were you including the post coitus ciggy in your calculation.....

Edited January 26, 2019 by AhFarangJa

[tifino]

 

driver was certain that he had begun to run away!

 

but it was all a dream - he was sleepwalking

[ChipButty]

The drivers safe? For now

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, stevenl said:

He fell asleep on that road?

Thais have a penchant for falling asleep anywhere at any time !!

[stevenl]

13 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Thais have a penchant for falling asleep anywhere at any time !!

You and the earlier poster clearly don't know this road, but do feel the need to make misplaced jokes.

[roo860]

Thais have a penchant for falling asleep anywhere at any time !!

Indians are masters at that.

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[tifino]

2 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Indians are masters at that.

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 you'd have to be very unlucky, timing wise, to strike one of the very low expected % of (Tourists per capita) of Indian tourists driving themselves around!

Edited January 26, 2019 by tifino

[roo860]

I was saying how easily they fall asleep, was not on about Indians driving in Thailand.

 you'd have to be very unlucky, timing wise, to strike one of the very low expected % of (Tourists per capita) of Indian tourists driving themselves around!

Replied to the comment about Thais falling asleep anywhere, anytime.

 

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[tifino]

4 minutes ago, roo860 said:

I was saying how easily they fall asleep, was not on about Indians driving in Thailand.

 

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as Spock would have said "logical assumption" made from what was read earlier ???? 

[Old Croc]

Looking on the bright side, that's one Tuk tuk off the road for a while.