Truck brings down six power poles in Chalong, one injured

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A motorbike driver has been injured while 13 Burmese workers on the back of a pickup truck have escaped injury after ta truck brought down six power poles in a Chalong soi.

 

The incident was in Soi Tanuthep in Chalong at 11.20am today. Police and rescue workers arrived to find the pickup in the middle of the road. Fallen cables were found laying around the front of a truck.

 

The truck hooked the overhead cables and, before the driver could stop, the truck had pulled down four power poles.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/truck-brings-down-six-power-poles-in-chalong-one-injured

 

 

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Just another reason why all cables should be underground but they will never learn; still building Moo Baan's galore with overhead cables when they could easily bury them right from the start.

1 minute ago, trainman34014 said:

Just another reason why all cables should be underground but they will never learn; still building Moo Baan's galore with overhead cables when they could easily bury them right from the start.

It's the cheapest way and faults can be found easily....I will repeat faults can be found easily..????

6 Power poles is this a record for one pick up?

 

2 hours ago, peterpaintpot said:

6 Power poles is this a record for one pick up?

 

If it had been a pick up It may well have been a record.

2 hours ago, peterpaintpot said:

6 Power poles is this a record for one pick up?

 

 

 

Twang to much load on the poles no stay wires never tested  take one out and its like falling dominos ????

13 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Just another reason why all cables should be underground but they will never learn; still building Moo Baan's galore with overhead cables when they could easily bury them right from the start.

A utilidor with removable covers which double as sidewalks on any new subdivisions, or sois should be mandatory. 

 

He is probably good at bowling as well

11 hours ago, peterpaintpot said:

6 Power poles is this a record for one pick up?

 

Meh 6 is nothing... 

 

22-wheel truck downs 47 power poles, 18-wheeler drags 12-year old to death...

 

One bad tasste troll post removed

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