20 injured in Bangkok-Pattaya motorway pile-up

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20 injured in Bangkok-Pattaya motorway pile-up 

By The Nation

 

Picture: Poh Teck Tung Foundation volunteer

 

A six-wheel truck hit the rear of a passenger van parked in the left lane of the outbound Bangkok-Pattaya motorway, causing it to hit another van stopped in front in a pileup that injured 20 people early Thursday, police said.

 

Highway police said the accident happened at 2.30 am on the bridge over the railway at the kilometre marker No 18+900 of the motorway in Thap Yao sub-district in Bangkok’s Lad Krabang district.

 

Police said 20 people were injured and rushed to Chularat 8 Hospital, Sirindhorn Hospital and Lat Krabang Hospital.

 

Passengers and drivers told police that a tyre had burst on the van, which drew over onto the hard shoulder. A second van parked behind it to help change the tyre.

 

Passengers of the first van had already got out if the first van but most of the passengers of the second van were still inside when it was hit by the truck.

 

Chatree Wantha, 56, the driver of the first van, was also injured. He was holding a flash light so the driver of the second van could see while he was changing the tyre. Chatree was hurled by the impact onto the bridge but landed on the grass and suffered only slight injuries.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376389

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

World class pileup by the sound of it sounds like a micro sleeper at work???? 

[Rimmer]

30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

Compulsory equipment in many European countries also required in your vehicle is a high visibility jacket and an  approved breathalyser.

[ezzra]

41 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Compulsory equipment in many European countries also required in your vehicle is a high visibility jacket and an approved breathalyser.

Having a brain is also very compulsory equipment to have but leave it at home before hitting the roads...

[PatOngo]

38 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

Of course they have them in Thailand, we call it a broken tree branch!

[alien365]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

I have one in the back of the car just in case. and a police flashing light battery starter pack to attract attention. I've only ever had two accidents and both were being rear ended at red lights. If the car breaks down I think I'd be doomed without these

[alien365]

3 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Compulsory equipment in many European countries also required in your vehicle is a high visibility jacket and an  approved breathalyser.

I hear the French are removing the breathalyser requirement.

[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Of course they have them in Thailand, we call it a broken tree branch!

Some shubbery/gras/leaves can also do and maximum distance from vehicle is 5 m. Just too hot to walk further behind.

Whenever I see this, the rule about taking a brain with you comes to my mind.

Brainless, useless. What do they think this achieves? NOTHING!

Edited September 19, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[mike787]

NORMAL Thai driving behavior....

[Vacuum]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Of course they have them in Thailand, we call it a broken tree branch!

...and it's normally placed 1 meter behind the the parked vehicle....

[tomazbodner]

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

Yes, but do you think that would have made any difference?

[Pilotman]

I would drive miles on my wheel rims rather than change a tyre on a Thai expressway, or by the side of any other Thai road for that matter. 

[ratcatcher]

11 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Yes, but do you think that would have made any difference?

Not a bit of difference, the driver of the truck obviously was oblivious to the presence of the vans who may have had their emergency flashers on.  He would have simply plowed right over the marker/s.

[MaxLee]

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

Useless, when the drivers are ignorant and doze off several times.

[Vacuum]

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

I've actually seen them. But they've been placed so close to the "standing vehicle" (often after a blind curve), that they don't fulfill their purpose.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Brainless, useless. What do they think this achieves? NOTHING!

 

So much in Thailand is done to no practical purpose. What is important is the pretence of doing something, even it is actually completely pointless.

[IraqRon]

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Some shubbery/gras/leaves can also do and maximum distance from vehicle is 5 m. Just too hot to walk further behind.

Whenever I see this, the rule about taking a brain with you comes to my mind.

Brainless, useless. What do they think this achieves? NOTHING!

and when they leave the scene they leave the branches laying there, so you don't know if the affected vehicle is there or not.  After seeing a few like this one tends to disregard the warning branch.  so lazy these folks.

[samsensam]

7 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

 

i've seen the thais have their own version, they use a small tree branch placed in the road preceding a stopped vehicle. there are obviously disadvantages to this system; there aren't may trees near express ways/elevated roads and branches can fall onto roads of their own volition... however, it's the thai way and their going to stick, no pun intended, with it.

 

P.S. and their fellow citizens will continue to needlessly be injured and die on the roads but, mai pen rai.

[Almer]

8 hours ago, ezzra said:

Having a brain is also very compulsory equipment to have but leave it at home before hitting the roads...

I have to agree a brain us better than any hi vis, breathaliser kit555, or triangle

[Peterphuket]

9 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Has anybody in Thailand ever heard of these things?

They work in other countries and make sure that nobody drives into a standing vehicle.

 

 

I do!! And I have in my car....yes in Thailand.

[Peterphuket]

But with Toyota, with that car you'll never have a breakdown, at most a flat tire, and then I'm glad I have that warning triangle.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Compulsory equipment in many European countries also required in your vehicle is a high visibility jacket and an  approved breathalyser.

This is what Thais think of European countries....