Three men escape serious injuries as car hits streetlamp, flips on bypass road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The three men in the car escaped serious injury. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A driver and his two passengers escaped serious injury this morning when the car they were travelling in struck a street lamp and overturned on the bypass road in Rassada early this morning (Oct 4).

 

Lt Col Chaliao Taihoo of the Phuket City Police was notified at 4:30am.

 

At the scene, on the northbound lanes near the Shell petrol station, officers found a grey Bangkok-registered car overturned in the drainage ditch in the middle of the road.

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Two passengers suffered minor injuries and the driver suffered no injuries at all.... 

 

A testament to the difference wearing seatbelts makes - this news 'could' have been very different had seatbelts not been worn (for the pedantic: although the article does not point it out, that occupants were wearing seatbelts is pretty obvious).

 

Also, a slippy road was not blamed, neither was brake failure. Combined with wearing seatbelts my 'guess' is that it was foreigners in this car (although not reported foreign or Thai occupants). 

 

4:30am - Pished?

 

There... ThaiVisa CSI !!! just from one article and one photo !

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Two passengers suffered minor injuries and the driver suffered no injuries at all.... 

 

A testament to the difference wearing seatbelts makes - this news 'could' have been very different had seatbelts not been worn (for the pedantic: although the article does not point it out, that occupants were wearing seatbelts is pretty obvious).

 

Also, a slippy road was not blamed, neither was brake failure. Combined with wearing seatbelts my 'guess' is that it was foreigners in this car (although not reported foreign or Thai occupants). 

 

4:30am - Pished?

 

There... ThaiVisa CSI !!! just from one article and one photo !

Guess you're wrong. Foreigner's names would be all over the news.

 

   Must have been Somchai and friends who had a short nap. 

There must be literally dozens of these incidents in Thailand daily....really not news, but page fill.

... could have been worse!

 

 - if the monnie drains were still full from the rains

 

it yet appears to be more Thai driving standards !!!

A relatively soft rollover, cabin damage minimal

 

 

Bangkok registration, long drive, driving while asleep?

Bangkok

38 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

A relatively soft rollover, cabin damage minimal

 

 

Bangkok registration, long drive, driving while asleep?

Bangkok registration is irrelevant. People living all over the country have Bangkok registered cars. Many of the dealers there are cheaper than outside Bangkok.

33 minutes ago, madmitch said:

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

Bangkok registration, long drive, driving while asleep?

Bangkok registration is irrelevant. People living all over the country have Bangkok registered cars. Many of the dealers there are cheaper than outside Bangkok.

Just a theory based on the registration, time, and place, and indicated as such by the question mark. 

You didn't consider the other posters theories about seatbelts, drunkeness or nationality (!) to be irrelevant? 

Or call out the OP as irrelevant for mentioning the Bangkok registration in the first place? 

4 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

Just a theory based on the registration, time, and place, and indicated as such by the question mark. 

You didn't consider the other posters theories about seatbelts, drunkeness or nationality (!) to be irrelevant? 

Or call out the OP as irrelevant for mentioning the Bangkok registration in the first place? 

Nothing personal, Old Croc. Just stating a fact.