Three killed as speeding ambulance crashes in Phayao

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Three killed as speeding ambulance crashes

By Pannawich Yoodee 
The Nation

 

 

Three people were killed and one injured when an ambulance driving at speed, lost control, crashed into a resident’s home fence, also toppling a power pole in Phayao province.

 

 

The accident happened when the ambulance was rushing a gunshot victim to a hospital on Saturday night.

 

Following the accident report at 9pm, police and rescue workers rushed to the scene on the Dok Kham Tai-Ban Tham Road in Tambon Don Sri Chum. They found two dead bodies – of the ambulance driver, Kittinan Rachananet, 26, and the gunshot wound victim identified as Panya Maikham – inside the wrecked vehicle.

 

 

Two others – Ban Tham rescue workers Worawit Intawicha, 20, and Nipon Muangmul, 27 – were rushed to a hospital but Worawit was pronounced dead later.

 

Police suspect the ambulance was travelling at a high speed to rush the emergency patient to hospital when it lost control and crashed.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30367677

 

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[gunderhill]

Yes,  many  times  see  these  drivers  driving stupidly, emergency =  do what you want.

[Damrongsak]

Hard to tell from the photos, but there doesn't seem to be much tread on the tires.  Racing slicks?

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Three people were killed and one injured when an ambulance driving at speed, lost control, crashed into a resident’s home

moving vehicles and thais...

[Borzandy]

2 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Hard to tell from the photos, but there doesn't seem to be much tread on the tires.  Racing slicks?

A Thai ambulance needs racing slicks to go faster.

[DoctorG]

Many places require emergency vehicle drivers to undergo specialist driver training. Not going to add anything further.

[neeray]

A compromise between speed and safety would better serve the cause. But I know, TiT.

[malt25]

1 hour ago, Borzandy said:

A Thai ambulance needs racing slicks to go faster.

Yes !  Less tread = more rubber on the road. Thai safety feature.

[mehrdad]

Seeing age of driver and passenger!! 27 ,,20 ,,26 !!

think a race car or ambulance 

or old ambulance??

or no skill driving ??

 

[Burma Bill]

This ambulance appears to be one operated by a "Rescue Foundation" and not one operated by a proper hospital - maybe differences in vehicle standards and maintenance??

[jollyhangmon]

3 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

This ambulance appears to be one operated by a "Rescue Foundation" and not one operated by a proper hospital - maybe differences in vehicle standards and maintenance??

 

... you bet, don´t know about this particular outfit - and have no ambitions to get acquainted - but one of their competitions drivers resides in the hood ... slick 5 cm tires on his heap (like seen on pickups too, lool, just perfect for local array of potholes ...) and a sound system that would dwarf Disaster Areas, plus yes, look at the age of the driver, just like the neighbour ...

 

I believe they just killed at least 1 nurse if not 2 here in a similar accident not long ago but couldn't find the thread anymore ... 

[hotchilli]

Looking at the damage to the van and the front garden I'd confer it was indeed traveling at speed!

[denby45]

RIP to the three people who died. I am really appalled at some of the comments here. If you don't know all the facts then please do not make negative comments. The driver was driving fast to get to the hospital. We do not know how he was driving or what the circumstances were to cause this terrible incident.

Have some respect.

 

Den

[Golden Triangle]

Wasn't the shot guys day was it ? firstly he gets shot then the inept ambulance driver finishes the job off.

 

Gotta larff really.

[sammieuk1]

Aside the crashing ambulances wonder in percentage terms how many critically injured survive any journey in an ambulance ????

[Damrongsak]

13 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Many places require emergency vehicle drivers to undergo specialist driver training. Not going to add anything further.