Policeman falls asleep behind the wheel and crashes into roadside pole in Phang Nga

By The Thaiger

 

SCREENSHOT: Newshawk Phuket

 

On October 12, a pick-up truck was involved in a horrific road incident on Ban Dok Daeng – Ban Bangsai, Takuapa, in Phang Nga. Luckily the driver, a local policeman, survived but was trapped inside the vehicle while emergency responders figured out how to get him out.

 

The vehicles was in such bad shape that the rescue team had to use the hydraulic jaws to pry open the car and rescue the trapped driver, Pol. Snr. Sgt. Chainarong Waratikul, from Talad Yai Police Station, in Takuapa.

 

The blue Isuzu pick-up truck, with Phang Nga plates, crashed into a high-voltage electric pole and almost completely destroyed the front and side of the car, especially on the driver’s side where the roof collapsed.

 

The rescue was difficult as the crushed roof was pressing the driver into the seat and the team had to use a machine to cut open the roof into pieces, which took about half an hour, before they managed to get him out and then rushed him to the Bangsai Hospital.

 

He told the team that he was driving alone from the police station and when he arrived at the scene of the crash, a sharp curve, he was feeling exhausted and probably fell asleep, losing control of the car resulting in the accident.

 

STORY: Newshawk Phuket

 

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/phang-nga/policeman-falls-asleep-behind-the-wheel-and-crashes-into-roadside-pole-in-phang-nga

 

 

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no  mention  of the  pole?

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

, a sharp curve

bluddy  sharp  curves  eh

Sorry for this guy, such a bad prang, lucky to be alive. Do they do mandatory alcohol and drug testing here?

Not trying to be funny (well)................... but just wondering whether if it was a standard?

26 minutes ago, Chazar said:

no  mention  of the  pole?

Probably charged with overstay.

There was a local newspaper accident report in the UK where it says that a motorbike has collided with an army tank near an army base, it went on to say that the bike rider sustained minor bruises and scratches while the tank driver 'was unharmed'....

I decided to watch the video ( bored) and can say this is totally FAKE  news.

The reason is apparent......all the electric  poles near my land are  like this one, its therefore completely  normal.....shame on you TV

3 hours ago, GBW said:

Sorry for this guy, such a bad prang, lucky to be alive. Do they do mandatory alcohol and drug testing here?

Probably not on their own !

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

3 hours ago, GBW said:

Sorry for this guy, such a bad prang, lucky to be alive. Do they do mandatory alcohol and drug testing here?

Probably not on their own !

Do you mean they need someone to do it for them, being so useless?

3 hours ago, GBW said:

Sorry for this guy, such a bad prang, lucky to be alive. Do they do mandatory alcohol and drug testing here?

Not trying to be funny (well)................... but just wondering whether if it was a standard?

Around our way if you are caught drink driving it's a standard 2,000 Baht fine and get on your way.  If they catch you again the next night the fine goes up to 5,000 !

The surprising thing to me is he admitted he "probably" fell asleep and didn't give one of the old "brakes failed / avoided an animal" excuses!!  Must be a rookie!!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the scene of the crash, a sharp curve

Perhaps distracted driving (cell phone), perhaps DUI, perhaps speeding, perhaps brake failure, perhaps a loose nut behind the wheel!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

feeling exhausted and probably fell asleep

Poor guy, he probably didn't have time to sleep during his duty!

4 minutes ago, mushroomdave said:

The surprising thing to me is he admitted he "probably" fell asleep and didn't give one of the old "brakes failed / avoided an animal" excuses!!  Must be a rookie!!

Or blaming the wet road.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He told the team that he was driving alone from the police station and when he arrived at the scene of the crash, a sharp curve, he was feeling exhausted and probably fell asleep, losing control of the car resulting in the accident.

Lol

I can't help but go along with the 'drink driving' probability.....

My Thai wife has 2 brothers in Korat that are Thai police...... They are typical Thai cops and 'always drunk' on duty......

13 hours ago, Prairieboy said:

Perhaps distracted driving (cell phone), perhaps DUI, perhaps speeding, perhaps brake failure, perhaps a loose nut behind the wheel!

…perhaps he fell asleep as he thought he may have done.

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He told the team that he was driving alone from the police station and when he arrived at the scene of the crash, a sharp curve, he was feeling exhausted and probably fell asleep, losing control of the car resulting in the accident.

Lol

What's so funny about that?

I had a policeman friend in northern Thailand that probably fell asleep as well,

and totalled the Police chiefs car. Once the car was repaired, my friend promptly

took a transfer to another part of the country, to save his face. Then eventually quit the

police department, as the pay was not that much and he found other work as

a hotel chauffeur in Bangkok.  Such is life in Thailand.

Geezer

8 hours ago, Just Weird said:

What's so funny about that?

BiB leading by example.

On 10/14/2019 at 4:54 PM, webfact said:

the rescue team had to use the hydraulic jaws to pry open the car and rescue the trapped driver,

 

On 10/14/2019 at 4:54 PM, webfact said:

the team had to use a machine to cut open the roof into pieces

Why did the reporter include the same details twice within such a short article, just to make it longer?  The "Jaws of Death" were invented about 1961 and in 1972 a hydraulic spreader was developed along with a cutter and a ram.  This combination of four devices became known as "The jaws of Life".  When used correctly, the time to remove a roof from a car is down to about two minutes because our fire fighters practice using them in a multipicity of varied situations.  So why did it take the Thai team 30 minutes?

'nuf sed.

Another fine mess you got me into Somchai

This is what a "sleeping policeman" looks like in the UK - an anti speed ramp.