Two escape injury as car splits in two, bursts into flames in Bangkok

 

Thai caption: Car split into two. 

 

PICTURES: Sanook

 

A Thai man and his girlfriend escaped totally uninjured after he lost control on the expressway slip road leading to Ngam Wong Wan Road and his car split into two and caught fire. 

 

Sanook reported that Pol Capt Yongyuth of the Muang Nonthaburi police at the scene of the accident early in the morning expected to find victims in the front of the car. 

 

It was ten meters from the rear half that had exploded in flames. The fire was put out by the expressway fire team. 

 

 

But the front of the car was empty. 

 

Sitting on grass nearby was the driver Thai, 29, and his girlfriend. Thai had a slight red mark on his neck but that was all. 

 

He said he had been taking his girlfriend home when he hit a rock and lost control. As he collided with a barrier the car split in two and the airbags deployed. He couldn't see much after that. 

 

 

He took off his seat belt and helped his girlfriend too.

 

He said that wearing seat belts saved their lives.

 

A crane was used to clear up the mess and keep the area safe. 

 

 

Thai was taken in for questioning and looks set to face negligent driving charges when the CCTV has been examined. 

 

 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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i would say he was going 30-40 kph. 

possibly as a result of a dodgy cut and shut which you might expect here .

 

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai was taken in for questioning and looks set to face negligent driving charges when the CCTV has been examined.

Always thought the bill for the clean up should be added to the fine, including the police hours for those fine young hard working officers disturbed from their crystal saga

2 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

i would say he was going 30-40 kph. 

Only on slow forwards on the cctv tape player

Just now, keith101 said:

possibly as a result of a dodgy cut and shut which you might expect here .

And exactly why a wise person should never buy a secondhand car in Thailand given the number of car wrecks daily and no checking of back yard repairers,

1 minute ago, keith101 said:

possibly as a result of a dodgy cut and shut which you might expect here .

I can't quite see the make or model from the photos. It looks like a Honda Civic to me.

5 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I can't quite see the make or model from the photos. It looks like a Honda Civic to me.

The rear half may have been a civic but the front half could well be the cab of a Royal Thai post vehicle.  The clue here is the postbox, now painted blue, on top of the bonnet ????????

7 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I can't quite see the make or model from the photos. It looks like a Honda Civic to me.

At the front anyway. The rear is a Toyota Corolla.

Just now, bluesofa said:

At the front anyway. The rear is a Toyota Corolla.

Front is Subaru Impreza WRX

Damn lucky to walk away from that one.

21 minutes ago, keith101 said:

possibly as a result of a dodgy cut and shut which you might expect here .

First thing that came into my head...

4 minutes ago, MeePeeMai said:

Damn lucky to walk away from that one.

Amulets.

6 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Amulets.

No, brazing....????‍????

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

he hit a rock and lost control

No pics of the rock.....

One Mod to much. 

5 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

No pics of the rock.....

39 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I can't quite see the make or model from the photos. It looks like a Honda Civic to me.

The front is a Civic, the back a Subaru. Pretty common around that area.

 

47 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I can't quite see the make or model from the photos. It looks like a Honda Civic to me.

Impreza.

 

 

39 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

At the front anyway. The rear is a Toyota Corolla.

The rear is Subaru Impreza, as is the front.

 

 

38 minutes ago, dblh said:

Front is Subaru Impreza WRX

So is the back.

 

 

7 minutes ago, dcsw53 said:

The front is a Civic, the back a Subaru. Pretty common around that area.

It's a Subaru Impreza WRX or STI, there's no Civic in it.  Grafting half-Impreza bodies to half-Civic bodies is not "pretty common" here! Transplanting engines, maybe, but different manufacturers' bodies, I don't think so! 

44 minutes ago, dblh said:

Front is Subaru Impreza WRX

Not same year but a Subaru for sure.

Edited July 15, 20197 yr by ratcatcher

14 minutes ago, dcsw53 said:

The front is a Civic, the back a Subaru. Pretty common around that area.

 

Look again.

Front wheel drive,  If he has a can of petrol and a plastic pipe he can probably still drive home

3 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Not same year but a Subaru for sure.

Wiv another Subaru's rear end....????

1 minute ago, Rimmer said:

Front wheel drive,  If he has a can of petrol and a plastic pipe he can probably still drive home

And plobably will.....????

I think the rock must have done a runner. No way was the rock going to hang around and take the blame for the accident.

Car split in two, pity, but main thing is their phones were ok.

 

2 minutes ago, jaiyenyen said:

I think the rock must have done a runner. No way was the rock going to hang around and take the blame for the accident.

I thought maybe the rock was going to sue, as the driver admitted hitting it.

Wonder how long it took him looking over the power bulge to notice his rear end was missing ???? 

26 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Front wheel drive,  If he has a can of petrol and a plastic pipe he can probably still drive home

Tut Tut Tut

 

What is Subaru famous for? 

Looks like Clarkson did the cut'n'shut job on it ..