Two burned to death along with 1,000 chickens in fiery Pathum Thani crash

By The Nation

 

 

The driver of a trailer truck and his female passenger were heard screaming for help when their vehicle burst into flames after hitting the rear of a 10-wheel truck in Pathum Thani early Friday, police said. Both were killed along with some 1,000 chickens being transported on the 10-wheel truck.

 

Pol Lt Col Somboon Khobkhokkruad, an inspector of the Klong Ha police station, was alerted at 3.10am of the accident on the Thanya Buri-Wang Noi road at an intersection in Moo 5 village of Pathum Thani’s Klong Luang district.

 

Fire fighters took about an hour to put out the blaze that engulfed the front of the trailer truck and the back of the 10-wheel truck.

 

The charred bodies of a male driver and his female passenger were discovered when the fire was finally extinguished.

 

The impact of the crash caused the 10-wheel truck to hit and damage another trailer truck stopped at the red light ahead of it.

 

Siripong Malimart, 52, the driver of the t10-wheel truck, told police that he was transporting some 3,000 chickens from Chaiyaphum to Chon Buri’s Si Racha district and that he had stopped at the red light when the accident occurred.

 

He said he turned the emergency lights on and stepped on the brake now and then so that vehicles behind him could see the brake lights. He said he did not understand why the trailer truck hit the rear of his truck apparently at full speed.

 

He heard people in the truck screaming for help but the fire broke out and engulfed the front the truck so fast that he was unable to help. 

 

Police suspect that the trailer truck driver dozed off at the wheel.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30375225

 

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     Oh dear, not another case of dozing off to sleep, The answer may be some sort of curfew where by drivers not allowed on roads at various times of the day or night, maybe a little drastic idea, but somethings got to be done, its all too common.

38 minutes ago, grumpy 4680 said:

     Oh dear, not another case of dozing off to sleep, The answer may be some sort of curfew where by drivers not allowed on roads at various times of the day or night, maybe a little drastic idea, but somethings got to be done, its all too common.

Many countries in Europe have a curfew for trucks around or during the weekend. Also several countries have a curfew for trucks during rush hours. 

8 minutes ago, Tops said:

Many countries in Europe have a curfew for trucks around or during the weekend. Also several countries have a curfew for trucks during rush hours. 

As does Bangkok.

58 minutes ago, grumpy 4680 said:

     Oh dear, not another case of dozing off to sleep, The answer may be some sort of curfew where by drivers not allowed on roads at various times of the day or night, maybe a little drastic idea, but somethings got to be done, its all too common.

Log books, rest periods every two hours, no speed ( drugs), 

Enforcement of mandatory driving rules for length of time behind wheel, meal breaks etc

 

might have to awaiten the autopsy results... to confirm/not the 2 were actually still alive from the initial crumpled impact!

 

 - the no doubt 'loud' sqwarking of the initially surviving 1000s of chickens versus 2 humans squashed in a sardine can inbetween the bulk of two 10wheelers rammed into each other, like two locomotives

gai yang.....

20 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Log books, rest periods every two hours, no speed ( drugs), 

Enforcement of mandatory driving rules for length of time behind wheel, meal breaks etc

 

Aliens know all about these strategies but who in LOS will police these requirements 365 days a year??

11 minutes ago, legend49 said:

Aliens know all about these strategies but who in LOS will police these requirements 365 days a year??

Transport officers and road traffic police could perhaps???

 

If a truck full of San Mig Light had been involved too, it could have been a great night.

If you are concentrating and paying attention while driving, as normal people do, then you don't fall asleep.

they dont even need to fall asleep as the scope of attention and spacial-object awareness-focus can simply be absent.

Edited August 23, 20196 yr by atyclb

1 hour ago, UnkleGoooose said:

If a truck full of San Mig Light had been involved too, it could have been a great night.

People died and you chime in about beer. Truely pathetic. Go back to your beer and altered reality.

2 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

gai yang.....

rubber chicken ?

I was wondering how the accident could have killed so many "fluffy" chickens, but the fire explains it.

That truck driver will never be the same again . That scene is something that can't be unheard

LPG truck?

20,000 + Thai's killed on the roads this year,and now 3,000 chickens,

how many more chickens are going to die,before something is done

about the carnage.

regards worgeordie

Looks like a plain and simple not looking I the direction of travel played out a thousand times a day with tragic outcomes ????RIP 

Maybe the reason for driving at night is to avoid the weigh bridges !!!

On 8/23/2019 at 7:55 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

gai yang.....

KFC. Do you want fries with that?

On the bright side , no trees, power poles, sign posts or other stationary objects were injured as a result of the collision

Edited August 25, 20196 yr by RichardColeman

On 8/23/2019 at 4:43 PM, RJRS1301 said:

Log books, rest periods every two hours, no speed ( drugs), 

Enforcement of mandatory driving rules for length of time behind wheel, meal breaks etc

 

Will never happen in Thailand 

Police not working 

Everything is corrupt 

Life means nothing 

On 8/23/2019 at 7:42 PM, jastheace said:

rubber chicken ?

Rubber chicken is tasteless like the joke.

On 8/23/2019 at 9:00 PM, aqua4 said:

LPG truck?

It would more likely have been CNG.

On 8/23/2019 at 1:07 PM, webfact said:

He said he turned the emergency lights on and stepped on the brake now and then so that vehicles behind him could see the brake lights

But were his  main lights  working as they dont  normally do this.

On 8/23/2019 at 7:40 PM, Benmart said:

Truely pathetic

Truly  pathetic  is  people dying from their own stupidity, a  govt that does  nothing, a  nation  who dont really  care but  not a  post on a  forum from someone who in reality also finds the whole "Thai game" a nonsensical farce and treats it for the joke it is.

On 8/23/2019 at 9:15 PM, worgeordie said:

20,000 + Thai's killed on the roads this year,and now 3,000 chickens,

how many more chickens are going to die,before something is done

about the carnage.

regards worgeordie

imagine  the  furore  if  it  had  been  3000  dogs!

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

On the bright side , no trees, power poles, sign posts or other stationary objects were injured as a result of the collision

the  way  many  of  them  lean  over how would  you  know?

On 8/23/2019 at 5:56 PM, atyclb said:

they dont even need to fall asleep as the scope of attention and spacial-object awareness-focus can simply be absent.

 

 

it is as if an entire country suffers from "attention deficit disorder"