Chinese tourists injured as Phuket van hits power pole 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The force of the accident snapped the power pole in two. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: A passenger van carrying five Chinese tourists struck a roadside power pole in Muk Dok Khao, north of Thalang Town, this morning (Feb 9).

 

The van was carrying two males and three females when the accident happened on the “old airport road”, Route 4031, in Muk Dok Khao, in Moo 8, Tambon Thepkrasattri, north of Thalang Town, at about 5:30am.

 

The force of the impact broke the power pole into two.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-tourists-injured-as-phuket-van-hits-power-pole-70335.php#3KRLvSsu3dVXUSMQ.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-02-09

 

 

what's wrong with the Thais, can't they pick somebody else to injure or have accidents with.... it's always the Chinese, (I know there are 1.4 billion of them) if T.A.T doesn't want them I am sure there are other ways to get rid of them 555

I see elsewhere that there is a hysterical post about this being the end of tourism in Thailand, lol.

 

Yep- 3 people injured and the net effect is millions of people will boycott the place!

 

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“He swerved to avoid a tree branch on the road and lost control of the vehicle,”

Unbelievable, avoiding a tree branch, and chose to have a head on with a power pole instead...

I hope these drivers are all drug tested after these incidents...

At some point in time I'm sure the Chinese will find a safer place to go on holiday with better things to do than get killed!

Lets face it, the smog here is just like at home & all the souvenirs are Chinese copies!!

Seems thais have a great ability to hit stationary objects.

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

what's wrong with the Thais, can't they pick somebody else to injure or have accidents with.... it's always the Chinese, (I know there are 1.4 billion of them) if T.A.T doesn't want them I am sure there are other ways to get rid of them 555

From what I've read, the Poles have been suffering as well! ????

At least one of those maniac driven vans  looks to be permanently parked????

1 hour ago, mok199 said:

I hope these drivers are all drug tested after these incidents...

If all of them where tested, there wouldn't be any left to drive.

 

2 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

If all of them where tested, there wouldn't be any left to drive.

 

... and the problem is thereby vanquished        (instead of vansquished)

8 minutes ago, tifino said:

... and the problem is thereby vanquished        (instead of vansquished)

But it will never happen as the negative test is only a few 100B more expensive than the positive one.

Those poles are copping a real hiding lately.. Time for the polish embassy to get involved

It's the Thai version of 'Fatal Attraction' - 'Brakeless Impaction'.

4 hours ago, Psimbo said:

I see elsewhere that there is a hysterical post about this being the end of tourism in Thailand, lol.

 

Yep- 3 people injured and the net effect is millions of people will boycott the place!

 

 

"3 people injured and the net effect is millions of people will boycott the place!" - well, how many Chinese do you think have to be killed here, before they really do boycott the place?

 

The boat tragedy saw a drop of in Chinese tourists. 

 

When you say, "boycott the place" that does not necessarily mean Thailand, it could simply mean Phuket, for the Chinese. 

 

They are very superstitious people.  It would only take something to go "viral" in China proclaiming Phuket is "unlucky" for Chinese people and Chinese tourist numbers would fall off a cliff here. 

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Seems thais have a great ability to hit stationary objects.

 

If they ever did show any inclination to fight in a war, they would make great kamikazes.  ????

Happy Chinese New Year!!!! Lol

8 hours ago, Mavideol said:

what's wrong with the Thais, can't they pick somebody else to injure or have accidents with.... it's always the Chinese, (I know there are 1.4 billion of them) if T.A.T doesn't want them I am sure there are other ways to get rid of them 555

I didn't realize TAT was so clever as to lure them into country and then try to knock them off one by one.

When will this stop? Bloody idiots behind the wheel. There is no end in sight, unfortunately!

Good for the Chinese escaping death the last 2 days ????

Turns out this was the driver who had just been fired for erratic driving mere hours before this accident.

15 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Unbelievable, avoiding a tree branch, and chose to have a head on with a power pole instead...

The tree branch was placed in the road to warn drivers that there was a power pole close to the road.

15 hours ago, NamKangMan said:

They are very superstitious people.  It would only take something to go "viral" in China proclaiming Phuket is "unlucky" for Chinese people and Chinese tourist numbers would fall off a cliff here. 

Namkangman.........Please do not give the locals ideas,,,,,they are doing quite well with the boats and minivans as it is. 

9 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Namkangman.........Please do not give the locals ideas,,,,,they are doing quite well with the boats and minivans as it is. 

 

For decades here, they have just carried on as if the people will continue to come here, despite the scams, lack of transport, crumbling infrastructure, polluted beach water etc etc etc.

 

Slowly, but surely, Phuket lost a huge portion of the western market, and filled it with package holiday Chinese and Russians. 

 

The Russian market took a dive after the sanctions were placed on Russia, for the invasion of Ukraine, but they are back now, for how long, who knows, because the Russian economy is not great. 

 

If Phuket was to lose the Chinese market, picture Phuket's tourism industry, post tsunami, but without the tsunami. 

 

##Queue the members that will post that they wish it would happen, but having considered the consequences for themselves, if it did happen.##

On 2/9/2019 at 1:36 PM, mok199 said:

I hope these drivers are all drug tested after these incidents...

or even alcohol/drug intoxication BEFORE they even start their drive.