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17 injured when bus plunges off mountain road in Phrae

By The Nation

 

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Seventeen passengers were injured when a Chiang Mai to Phrae bus crashed off a mountain road in Phrae’s Long district on Friday night.

 

The accident happened at 8.30pm on the Den Chai-Lampang road in Moo 5 village in Tambon Bor Leng Long.

 

Rescuers struggled to rescue the injured passengers from the bus that had fallen about 20 metres down the steep mountainside.

 

The passengers who were slightly injured were sent to the district hospital. Four who were seriously injured were sent to the provincial hospital and another to the Phrae Christian Hospital.

 

The bus driver, Suriyon Saenchan, 42, told police that it was raining and a pickup truck suddenly changed lane to block his bus. He said he had to swerve to avoid crashing into the truck and lost control of the bus.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30370372

 

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Posted
3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He said he had to swerve to avoid crashing into the truck and lost control of the bus.

 

I suppose hitting the brakes never occurred to him? Of course, they may have failed.....

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29 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

A real one or just in his dream?

 

Like a pickup that ended up in a ditch outside my house. Someone crossed the road in front of him, he said. Okay, but this was a country road after 10 at night where people rarely walk even in the day. But then, to accept responsibility and admit he had fallen asleep isn't the Thai way, is it.

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1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

That´s fantastic. Feels safe to know that the bus drivers tries to save the idiot that drives over in the wrong lane, instead of prioritise his own passengers.

Exactly, better to brake & hit the pick-up and stay on the road.... than swerve and crash off the road into a ravine!

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