webfact Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 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. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/three-men-escape-serious-injuries-as-car-hits-streetlamp-flips-on-bypass-road-73137.php#YhkBOCP7Yq7abXeG.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-10-04 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 There must be literally dozens of these incidents in Thailand daily....really not news, but page fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 ... could have been worse! - if the monnie drains were still full from the rains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 it yet appears to be more Thai driving standards !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 A relatively soft rollover, cabin damage minimal Bangkok registration, long drive, driving while asleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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