Two men killed as truck crashes into SUV in Pathum Thani

[webfact]

Two men killed as truck crashes into SUV

By The Nation

 

 

A Thai man and a Chinese man, who had pulled over to the side of a road in Pathum Thani province early on Sunday to attend to a call of nature and were returning to their Toyota Fortuner, were killed when a trailer truck crashed into their SUV.

 

The 24-year-old Pornnupol Pimngam and the 31-year-old Chinese man Wan Chang Chen were instantly killed a little after midnight on Bang Khan-Nong Sua Road in Khlong Luang district, Pol Lt-Colonel Sunthorn Rattanaporn of the Khlong 5 Police Station said.

 

The driver of the 22-wheel trailer truck, Krissana Mahasamut, 29, who waited for police at the scene, said he was driving from Pathum Thani’s Sam Khok district to deliver gas to a gas station in Khlong Luang when he dozed off behind the wheel and crashed into the pulled-over SUV.

 

A grief-stricken relative of the deceased victim punched Krissana on the face, prompting police to intervene. The relative was charged with assault.

 

An eyewitness and one of the six SUV passengers said that the group was returning from a party in the Talad Thai area and heading home to Bangkok’s Yaowarat when his employee and his son-in-law pulled over to answer the call of nature. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30363442

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-04

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai man and a Chinese man, who had pulled over to the side of a road in Pathum Thani province early on Sunday to attend to a call of nature and were returning to their Toyota Fortuner, were killed when a trailer truck crashed into their SUV.

 

A grief-stricken relative of the deceased victim punched Krissana on the face, prompting police to intervene. The relative was charged with assault.

There seems to be something wrong here, when the usual story about a driver not paying attention and killing two people, is protected by the police,

 

I'm assuming it wasn't Prayut doing the punching in the face.

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

when he dozed off behind the wheel and crashed into the pulled-over SUV.

capsulizes driving in thailand; normal

[richard_smith237]

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

[mok199]

Wow ..lifes Lottery ,..only in Thailand your odds are greater....

[ChrisY1]

A fatal pee stop for sure!

[bluesofa]

32 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

Must have used a mobile DNA tester to check deposits found near the car.

Or perhaps one of them had given a running commentary to relatives over the phone.

[shady86]

At least the truck driver was brave enough to admit he dozed off and not blaming brake failure.

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

As written in the report........

5 hours ago, webfact said:

An eyewitness and one of the six SUV passengers said that the group was returning from a party in the Talad Thai area and heading home to Bangkok’s Yaowarat when his employee and his son-in-law pulled over to answer the call of nature. 

 

[hotchilli]

Just when you think it safe to go take a pee at midnight.... you get a reminder it's never safe on Thai roads

danger lurks 24/7

[robblok]

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

Maybe because there were 6 people in the SUV and they gave their statements. Only 2 were killed. 

[Henrik Andersen]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

driver of the 22-wheel trailer truck, Krissana Mahasamut, 29, who waited for police at the scene, said he was driving from Pathum Thani’s Sam Khok district to deliver gas to a gas station in Khlong Luang when he dozed off behind the wheel and crashed into the pulled-over SUV

Can Thailand start take responsibility for their actions and this man need long time in prison 

RIP 

[cardinalblue]

Should he be held accountable for his poor decision making?

[Just Weird]

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

An eyewitness and the other SUV passenger told him.

[Just Weird]

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Must have used a mobile DNA tester to check deposits found near the car.

Or perhaps one of them had given a running commentary to relatives over the phone.

...or perhaps you should have read the OP properly also.

[bluesofa]

17 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

...or perhaps you should have read the OP properly also.

Or perhaps I had better not use sarcasm so much.

[worgeordie]

Taking a piss,is a new way to die in Thailand, RIP

regards worgeordie

[seahorse]

The truck driver is lucky he only got a punch in the face. 

[ttrd]

20 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

....no attempts at a ridiculous and insulting excuses such as brake failure...  it all seems quite honest, and no attempt to flee...  Props to the driver for remaining honest, if only he'd pulled over for some rest... 

 

But.. how does the reporter know the deceased had stopped to answer a call of nature?

An eyewitness and one of the six SUV passengers said that the group was returning from a party in the Talad Thai area and heading home to Bangkok’s Yaowarat when his employee and his son-in-law pulled over to answer the call of nature. 

[richard_smith237]

On 2/4/2019 at 7:27 AM, robblok said:

Maybe because there were 6 people in the SUV and they gave their statements. Only 2 were killed. 

 

Has the article been edited??? I didn't read that first time around, but re-reading the webfact post today  the information is there, clear as day....

 

.....or perhaps just a school boy error but I'm not used to missing such obvious information and making myself look so daft... 

[richard_smith237]

On 2/4/2019 at 9:10 AM, Just Weird said:

On 2/4/2019 at 4:42 AM, bluesofa said:

Must have used a mobile DNA tester to check deposits found near the car.

Or perhaps one of them had given a running commentary to relatives over the phone.

...or perhaps you should have read the OP properly also.

 

The Webfact Article was published at 1am... I commented at 4am...  I suspect the article was edited after 6am to highlight 6ppl in the Car .... its too much of an obvious fact and quite clear in the article to be overlooked.... 

 

Mods???? am I going crazy ??? are Webfact news articles edited to reflect updated  or clarify data?

[Just Weird]

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

The Webfact Article was published at 1am... I commented at 4am...  I suspect the article was edited after 6am to highlight 6ppl in the Car .... its too much of an obvious fact and quite clear in the article to be overlooked.... 

 

Mods???? am I going crazy ??? are Webfact news articles edited to reflect updated  or clarify data?

The OP was not edited, at any time.  Odd that you decided that the "edit" must have been so specifically "after 6am", why 6am?

 

".... its too much of an obvious fact and quite clear in the article to be overlooked.…"

Exactly.